Claudette Johnson: Presence is open now! ✨ A founding member of the Black British Arts Movement, Claudette Johnson is considered one of the most significant figurative artists of her generation. Explore a carefully selected group of major works from across her career, from key early drawings such as the arresting I Came to Dance, 1982, and And I Have My Own Business in This Skin, 1982, alongside recent and new works, in a compelling overview of Johnson’s pioneering career and artistic development. ⏰ Until 14 Jan 2024 🎟️ Book now – link in bio

Announcing The Courtauld Gallery’s 2024 exhibitions and displays programme! ✨ Highlights include Claude Monet’s Impressionist paintings of London, reunited for the first time in 120 years. The series has never been the subject of a UK exhibition and will realise Monet’s unfulfilled ambition of showing this extraordinary group of paintings in London. A remarkable series of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale charcoal portraits by Frank Auerbach will go on display in the Spring. Produced in post-war London in the 1950s and 1960s, today these works are considered some of Auerbach’s early masterpieces. Next Summer, explore an exhibition of works by acclaimed British photographer Roger Mayne (1929-2014), as well as Henry Moore: Shadows on the Wall, in collaboration with @henrymoorefoundation, and the first exhibition at The Courtauld dedicated to the bold, abstract work of Vanessa Bell. Find out more - link in bio 👆 Friends get unlimited entry to all exhibitions, exclusive events, discounts, and much more. Join now - link in bio 👆

Why does art history matter? 🎨 We’re revisiting some of the answers to this important question by experts from across The Courtauld - hear from Dr Jessica Barker, Senior Lecturer in Medieval Art History at The Courtauld. Originally filmed as part of the @heni Talks series 💭 Head to our website to watch more or find out about studying at The Courtauld.

Get ahead this festive season with our 4 for 3 Christmas card offer. Enjoy artist led cards featuring treasures from The Collection as well as a new whimsical reimagining of Samuel Courtauld’s living room, by interiors artist Bertille de Lestrade 🎄 Simply add 4 Courtauld Christmas cards or wallets to your basket and receive the least expensive for free automatically at checkout. Available for a limited time only until 5 November. Tap to shop 👆

We are delighted to offer 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair @154artfair ticket holders (held @somersethouse) 10% off standard adult tickets to Claudette Johnson: Presence at The Courtauld Gallery between 12 – 15 October 2023 🎨 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 of Black women and men that are at once intimate and powerful. This exhibition is the first monographic show of Claudette Johnson’s work at a major public gallery in London. This ticket offer entitles 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair ticket holders to redeem one standard adult ticket to Claudette Johnson: Presence at The Courtauld Gallery between 12 – 15 October 2023, (10am – 6pm, last entry 5:15pm) only. Tickets must be booked in person at The Courtauld Gallery ticket desk. Please show your 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair ticket to access the offer. 📷 Fergus Carmichael 📷 Jim Winslet London 2022

Interested in studying History of Art? Join us at one of our upcoming BA Open Days 🖼️ At The Courtauld, discover expert teaching at a world-famous art collection in the cultural heart of London. 📅 Sunday 15 Oct 📅 Friday 27 Oct Chat to our friendly staff, students and alumni, dive into teaching with a taster lecture, and explore both our campus and The Courtauld Gallery. Find out more and book now - link in bio 👆 📷 Claudia Janke

Our #WorkOfTheWeek is Blue's Dance (2023) by Claudette Johnson - which is also one of the collector's edition covers of Harper's Bazaar The Art Issue, November 2023 💙 @claudartuk @bazaaruk Blues Dance was made especially for our current exhibition Claudette Johnson: Presence, and reflects the significance of music within Claudette's practice. The figure of a woman swaying to a beat is inspired by a photograph that Johnson came across. Blues Dance is imbued with her own memories of being part of the Blue Beat reggae dance scene in the 1980s, when dances were often held in people's homes 🎶 Her dress is painted, as Johnson remarks, 'to make the blues move in the work' - it conveys the feeling of a woman being at one with herself, moving to her own beat 🖌️ Keep an eye out at The Courtauld Shop to pick up your own copy! ⏰ Claudette Johnson: Presence is open until 14 Jan 2024 🎟️ Book now - link in bio 👆 📷 Claudette Johnson, Blues Dance, 2023, pastel, watercolour and gouache on paper, 183 x 122cm © Claudette Johnson. Image courtesy the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London Photo: Andy Keate #ClaudetteJohnson #BlackBritishArt #BlackHistoryMonth #TheCourtauld #CourtauldGallery #ArtDaily #ArtUK #FigurativeArt #BazaarArt #BlackBritishArt @arthistorianbyday

Spend a moment with John Constable’s Cloud Study this #WorldMentalHealthDay ⛅️ Dated to the 21 Sept 1822, this is one of several attempts at painting clouds Constable undertook from Hampstead Heath over the summers and autumns of 1820-23. He worked outside, noting the date, time and weather conditions. This study was painted on a windy day, meaning although he worked quickly in thin, fluid paint, he was unable to finish the middle bank of cloud, which remains blue. Constable regarded the sky as the chief “Organ of Sentiment” in landscape. We think it’s the perfect dose of self-care today ✨ Explore our complete collection with high-definition images in our new collections online platform. Link in bio 👆 📷 John Constable, Cloud Study, 1822, oil on two superimposed sheets of wove paper laid down on a third sheet. The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Opening soon - La Serenissima: Drawing in 18th century Venice 🛶 Explore the energy and creativity of Venice at a time when the city flourished as one of the great cultural capitals of Europe, through an outstanding group of around twenty Venetian drawings from The Courtauld's collection. At the dawn of the 18th century, Venice was a magnet for visitors from across Europe, drawn by its architecture, history, and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Many artists featured here, including Canaletto, Piazzetta and Giambattista Tiepolo, produced works for an international clientele who avidly collected images of the city, its inhabitants, and its colourful traditions. Journey from Canaletto's visions of St Mark's Square and the Grand Canal, to Guardi's panoramic 'Feast of Ascension Day' recording the formal splendour and ceremony of the city - and much more in between. ⏰ 14 Oct 2023 - 11 Feb 2024 🎟️ Included with Gallery Entry. Friends, students and under-18s go free. Book now - link in bio 👆 📷 Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768), Piazza San Giacomo di Rialto, 1760-69, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) #TheCourtauld #CourtauldGallery #WhatsOnLondon #VenetianDrawings #Canaletto #Venice #ArtDaily #Piazzetta #Tiepolo

Learn something new this Autumn - book now for our online evening course 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦: 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵, 1500-1750 🌱 This course unravels the interwoven empirical, political and symbolic meanings conveyed by early modern images of nature. Why were lifelike depictions of nature so highly valued by patrons and collectors? And how did artists such as Dürer, Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt seek to convey to their audiences the impression that their works were truthful, reliable or made ‘from life’? ⏰ 10 pre-recorded lectures with 5 live Zoom seminars in the evenings over 5 weeks from Thursday 12 Oct to Thursday 9 Nov 2023, with an optional visit on Saturday 11 Nov 2023 Find out more about the course and book now - link in bio

Enjoying the October sunshine? Transport yourself back to Summer with one of Seurat’s pointillist scenes ☀️ Boat by the Riverbank (c.1883) is a small study, measuring just 24cm across, using his classic pointillist style to bring us the peace and quiet of a boat floating on a luscious riverbank. Find it on display alongside other Impressionist masterpieces in the LVMH Great Room. 🎟️ Book now – link in bio 👆 🎨 Georges Seurat, Boat by the Riverbank, c.1883, oil on panel. The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Paul Cézanne – L’Etang des Soeurs, Osny (c.1875) 🍃 Cézanne painted this view of a footpath running along the banks of a pond while visiting his friend and fellow artist Camille Pissarro in the village of Osny, north of Paris. The lively and textured surface effect are made by using a palette knife to apply dense layers of paint in broad swathes. See the vibrant clearing on the opposite bank? Cézanne’s use of vivid yellow-green tones at the centre, and the strong diagonal sweeps (a signature technique of the artist), draw our attention away from the shadowed foreground, across the water 🎨 🎟️ To book your visit to The Courtauld Gallery, or explore our entire collection in high-definition, zoomable images, head to the link in our bio 👆 Paul Cézanne, L’Etang des Soeurs, Osny, c.1875, oil on canvas. The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld