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The Courtauld Gallery (UK: / ˈ k ɔːr t oʊ l d /) is an art museum in Somerset House, on the Strand in central London. It houses the collection of the Samuel Courtauld Trust and operates as an integral part of the Courtauld Institute of Art .
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In 2010–11, a joint exhibition was curated by the Courtauld Gallery in London and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to display The Card Players paintings, early studies and sketches of the series, and accompanying works. [15] The exhibition ran in London from 21 October 2010 to 16 January 2011 and in New York from 9 February 2011 to 8 ...
The Courtauld Institute of Art (/ ˈ k ɔːr t ə ʊ l d /), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist colleges for the study of the history of art in the world and is known for the ...
Samuel Courtauld (7 May 1876 – 1 December 1947) was an English industrialist who is best remembered as an art collector. He founded The Courtauld Institute of Art in London in 1932 and, after a series of gifts during the 1930s, bequeathed his collection to the institute on his death.
London: Courtauld Institute of Art, 2006. (Editor) ISBN 978 1903470497; Renoir at the theatre: looking at La loge. London: Courtauld Gallery in association with Paul Holberton Pub., 2008. (Editor) ISBN 978 1903470732
In some cases the Hermitage's works have been supplemented by items from other collections, including (as in the case of Peter Paul Rubens: A Touch of Brilliance) from the Courtauld Institute Gallery. In 2005 the future of the Hermitage Rooms became uncertain after the Hermitage announced its plans to withdraw its loans of artworks overseas.
Courtauld Gallery, London Young Woman Powdering Herself (French: Jeune femme se poudrant ) is an oil on canvas painting executed between 1889–90, by the French painter Georges Seurat . [ 1 ] The work, one of the leading examples of pointillism , depicts the artist's mistress Madeleine Knobloch. [ 2 ]