The Courtauld - Highlights from the Gallery

A revised and updated hardback edition of the book first published to mark the reopening of The Courtauld Gallery in late 2021.
The Courtauld houses one of the United Kingdom's great art collections, displayed in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House in central London. This publication presents a selection of its highlights - paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts - each beautifully illustrated and accompanied by insightful commentary. Notable among these treasures are remarkable Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including the world-famous A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet and Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear.
This book is also an engaging account of how The Courtauld became an internationally renowned centre for the teaching and research of art history, conservation and curating. It was founded nearly a century ago in the belief that art has the power to enrich people's lives. The Courtauld continues that mission today, promoting the understanding of the visual arts and offering a place where everyone can find enjoyment and inspiration.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Mark Hallett 7
The Courtauld Gallery and its Collection  by Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen 9
Highlights Catalogue by Alexandra Gerstein, Ketty Gottardo, Coralie Malissard, Karen Serres, Rachel Sloan, and Barnaby Wright 19
Somerset House: The North Wing by Alexandra Gerstein 66
The Courtauld Today by Alixe Bovey 112
lndex 134
Picture Credits 136

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Professor Mark Hallett

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Mark Hallett (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9781785515811
• ISBN: 978-1-78551-581-1
• Seiten: 136
• Abmessung: 193 mm x 230 mm x 17 mm
• Gewicht: 309 g
• Illustration: 132 illustrations
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst; Reise > Reiseführer; London, Greater London, Central London, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, ART / European / General, Highlights;Collections;University of London;Cézanne;Impressionism;Courtauld gallery;Manet;Souter;Matisse;van Gogh;Degas;Seurat;Somerset House;Art;French;French Modern;Art history