Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Vincent Van Gogh, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)The Courtauld
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The Courtauld Gallery

The Courtauld Gallery
North Wing

The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of the world’s great art collections, and is located in the North Wing of Somerset House.

The Courtauld’s much-loved collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts ranging from the Renaissance through to the 20th century. The Gallery is renowned for its remarkable group of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including the world-famous A Bar at the Folies Bergère by Édouard Manet, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK.

“One of the nation’s jewels… London’s treasure-house of post-impressionist art”

The Telegraph

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Edouard Manet (1832 – 1883), A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882, Copyright: © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
Edouard Manet (1832 – 1883), A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882, © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery


These masterpieces are displayed in The Courtauld’s spectacularly restored LVMH Great Room – London’s oldest purpose-built exhibition space.

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LVMH Great Room © David Levene
LVMH Great Room © David Levene

Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, 1892-96, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld.jpg

Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, 1892-96, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld
Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, 1892-96, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld


The Blavatnik Fine Rooms, a suite of six galleries spanning the entire second floor of the building, provide a stunning setting for showcasing some of the greatest and most-loved works from the Renaissance through to the 18th century, including Botticelli’s large-scale The Trinity With Saints.

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Blavatnik Fine Rooms © David Levene
Blavatnik Fine Rooms © David Levene


There are also galleries dedicated to The Courtauld’s important collection of Medieval and Early Renaissance paintings and decorative arts, and rooms devoted to 20th century art and the Bloomsbury Group.

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The Bloomsbury Room © David Levene
The Bloomsbury Room © David Levene

Exhibitions and Events

Alongside its permanent collection, The Courtauld Gallery hosts critically acclaimed temporary exhibitions in its Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries.

Find out about The Courtauld's 2024 exhibition programme including exhibitions by Claude Monet, Frank Auerbach, Roger Mayne, Vanessa Bell and Henry Moore.

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The Courtauld also has a diverse programme of digital events, courses and more throughout this year.


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