Launch tours
Our virtual tour uses a photographic technique to show 91³Ô¹ÏÍøGallery and our collection in exceptional close-up quality.
You can roam each room of the Gallery, and zoom in to look closely at masterpieces from our collection, from individual brush strokes to the texture of the paint. Our permanent collection is subject to change and some pieces might be on loan to other galleries. If you have any enquires,Ìý please email galleryinfo@courtauld.ac.uk.
Frank Auerbach. The Charcoal Heads
Experience aÌý°ù±ð³¾²¹°ù°ì²¹²ú±ô±ðÌý²õ±ð°ù¾±±ð²õÌý´Ç´ÚÌýhauntinglyÌý²ú±ð²¹³Ü³Ù¾±´Ú³Ü±ô,Ìý±ô²¹°ù²µ±ð-²õ³¦²¹±ô±ðÌýdrawings byÌýFrank Auerbach (born 1931),Ìý±è°ù±ð²õ±ð²Ô³Ù±ð»å ³Ù´Ç²µ±ð³Ù³ó±ð°ùÌýfor the first time at 91³Ô¹ÏÍøGallery.
Permanent Collection
The Courtauld’s much-loved permanent collection ranges from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, including masterpieces such as Manet’sÌýA Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1883), Van Gogh’sÌýSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889) and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK.
Located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House in London, experience all three floors of our remarkable collection.
Claudette Johnson: Presence
A founding member of the Black British Arts Movement, Claudette Johnson is considered one of the most significant figurative artists of her generation. For over 30 years she has created large-scale drawings ´Ç´ÚÌýBlack women and men that are at once intimate and powerful.
Presenting a carefully selected group of major works from across her career, from key early drawings such as the arrestingÌýI Came to Dance,Ìý1982,Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýAnd I Have My Own Business in This Skin,Ìý1982, alongside recent and new works, this exhibition offers a compelling overview of Johnson’s pioneering career and artistic development.
Reworking Manet
This exhibition showcasesÌýa selection of outstanding works made by students aged 14–18 from across the UK. They are creative responses toÌýÉ»å´Ç³Ü²¹°ù»åÌýManet’s famous paintingÌýA Bar at the Folies-BergèreÌý(1882) in 91³Ô¹ÏÍøcollection. Ìý
Reworking Manet,Ìýa live project brief was developedÌýby The Courtauld’s Learning teamÌýin collaboration with a group of young people and Turner Prize-winning artist and Courtauld alumnus, Jeremy Deller. It opened to UK wide submissions 2023.ÌýÌý
Peter Doig
A major exhibition of new and recent works by Peter Doig – including paintings created since the artist’s move from Trinidad to London in 2021.
The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Peter DoigÌýpresents an exciting new chapter in the career of one of the most celebrated and important painters working today.
Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen
Experience 18 seminal paintings from Edvard Munch in spectacular detail in our latest virtual tour.
Displayed at 91³Ô¹ÏÍøGallery,ÌýEdvard Munch. Masterpieces from BergenÌýmarks the first time that the Rasmus Mayer collection from KODE in Bergen has been shown outside of Scandinavia.
Van Gogh. Self-Portraits
Van Gogh. Self-PortraitsÌýtakes as its springboard Van Gogh’s iconicÌýSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889), one of the most celebrated works in The Courtauld’s collection, and brings together around half of the self-portraits Van Gogh created during his short years as a painter.
This is the first time that the full span of Van Gogh’s self-portraiture has been explored in an exhibition. Several works in the exhibition were last together in Van Gogh’s studio and have never been reunited, until now.
