Courtauld Gallery

This is a real favourite of mine.
It is housed now in Somerset House
having been moved from Bloomsbury.
It is small enough to take in at one visit
which is a delight.One of my favourite
pictures is the famous chair of Van Gogh
into which every viewer can project a sitter.
Nowadays, the homeless art project : SMart
works in the building, taking their talent
to look for inspiration in the gallery, before
creating their own work elsewhere in the basement.
Congratulations to the Courtauld for making
such a worthwhile enterprise possible.

The Courtauld has one of the most important ad best-loved collection in Britain, ranging from the Renaissence to the 20th century. The collection is displayed in the elegant 18th-century setting of Somerset House.
The Courtauld is best known for its outstanding Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, including masterpieces by Monet, Van gogh and Cézanne.
Earlier works on display inslude paintings by Botticelli, Rubens and gainsborough, as well as a range of decorative arts. The display extend into the 20th century with paintings by matisse, Derain and kandisky.
This exceptional collection was formed through a series of gifts and bequets made by some of the leading collectors of the 19th and 20th centurie, including Samuel Courtauld and Count Antoine Seilern.
The Gallery is at the heart of The Courtauld Insistute of Art, one of the world’s leading centres for the teaching and research of art history and conservation.