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Courtauld Gallery
 Courtauld Gallery ... history of art. The Courtauld Institute is one of the world's leading institutions in this field. It was founded in 1932 by the industrialist and art collector Samuel Courtauld, the diplomat and collector Lord Lee of Fareham, and the art historian Sir Robert Witt. Originally the Courtauld Institute was based in Home House, a Robert Adam-designed townhouse in Portman Square, London. Since 1989 it has been based in Somerset House.Newest Review: ... in the gallery and also much background information. The Gallery contains over 500 paintings and about 26,000 drawings and prints. But for myself it is the Impressionist collection which is the most impressive and it is marvellous to see so many famous paintings by Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne. Although these immensely valuable paintings are not displayed under the ... more ... spotlight neither are they displayed in subdued light as in some other galleries which display such valuable works. This means that the full colour can be observed and the impact of the paintings is not reduced in any way. I'll restrict myself to listin...more |
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Courtauld Gallery: And you can ice skate outside in winter . . . (721 words)
by - written on 27/10/01 (Very useful, 552 readings)
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An afternoon in the Courtauld Gallery is one of the pleasantest ways of passing an hour or two in central London. Very often when you go to art galleries you are overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of paintings and it is easy to get tired wandering around from room to room. The Courtauld Gallery on the other hand is small but full of richness. So fine are the paintings in it that you keep being arrested by individual and recognisable works of art and say to yourself "I didn't know that was here". The Gallery is located in Somerset House. This is at the end of the Strand just by Waterloo Bridge, a few minutes from Trafalgar Square. The admission ... Read the complete review
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