The Courtauld Gallery - New exhibition announced - Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters and Bellboys

The Courtauld Gallery April 2017

Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters and Bellboys

19 October 2017 – 21 January 2018 Tickets available now Free for Friends The Courtauld Gallery is delighted to announce it's autumn exhibition; Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters and Bellboys, opening 19 October 2017. This exhibition brings together an outstanding group of portraits by Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943). Soutine was one of the leading painters in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s and was seen by many as the heir to Vincent van Gogh. In the early 1920s, he became fascinated by the cooks and waiting staff of French hotels and restaurants, attired in boldly coloured uniforms. The portraits of these humble figures Soutine painted over the following decade helped to establish his reputation. This major show is the first time Soutine has been the subject of a significant exhibition in the United Kingdom for 35 years. Book now

What's on at The Courtauld Gallery Bloomsbury Art & Design Reading Drawings Special Display Until 24 September The Courtauld Gallery cares for an important collection of early twentieth century Bloomsbury Group works including paintings, collages, drawings, watercolours, and designs and decorative arts from the Omega Workshops. Most of the collection was bequeathed by Roger Fry to the newly formed Courtauld Institute of Art in 1935; Fry was the central figure of the group, which included artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell. This special display brings together a wide-ranging selection of work by this remarkable group. Drawings Room Display Until 4 June This display examines the intriguing variety of inscriptions that can be found on  drawings, from artists’ signatures to casual notes and records of ownership. Featuring works by Canaletto, Corot, Signac and others, this selection reveals how such annotations can shed light on the purpose, history and use of drawings. Book now Shop the collection Book now Read the blog Lunchtime Talks  Sunday Talks Sunday Music Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri 13.15.-13.30 Lunchtime talks are delivered by students and researchers at The Courtauld Institute of Art on works in our collection. The talks take place in front of the objects in the gallery and are informal and interesting ways of looking closely at the works in our collection. Included in your admission ticket.  First, second and fourth Sunday of each month  15.00 - 15.45 Explore highlights from the latest exhibition, or works from the collection, as they are examined by postgraduate students from The Courtauld Institute of Art. Included in your admission ticket, see our events calendar for dates. Third Sunday of each month 15.00 - 15.45 Listen to performances inspired by the collection as you enjoy your visit. Included in your admission ticket, see our events calendar for dates. Visit us

Skin at Ferens Art Gallery SKIN: Freud, Mueck and Tunick Ron Mueck in partnership with ARTIST ROOMS 22 April - 13 August 2017 Free Entry In this exploration of the nude, Spencer Tunick’s 2016 Sea of Hull photographs sit alongside Ron Mueck’s sculptures from the ARTIST ROOMS collection and paintings by Lucian Freud. Visitors can see Edouard Manet’s study for Le déjeuner sur l’herbe on loan from The Courtauld Gallery and works from the gallery’s rich permanent collection. Find out more