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]]>Course 18 – Summer School on campus
Monday 7 鈥� Friday 11 July 2025
Dr Lois Oliver
拢645
Course description
In a cartoon published in 1855, Honor茅 Daumier imagined a battle between two rival aesthetic schools in France: 鈥業dealism鈥� appears as an ageing neoclassical nude, wearing an antique helmet, with his palette as a shield, heroically raising his mahlstick as a spear, to defend himself against 鈥楻ealism鈥�, a scruffy figure in rustic clogs, brandishing a small square palette and clumsy paintbrush. The image perfectly encapsulates the artistic and political differences between these two entrenched aesthetic positions, but the real joke is that neither of these veteran combatants is as vigorous as he used to be: both would be vulnerable to a new avant-garde challenger. The French art world witnessed a series of battles as traditionalists grappled with the successive challenges presented by Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Symbolism.
This course explores the reasons behind the profound innovations in subject matter and technique that characterised the age, and the obstacles faced by avant-garde artists in getting their work exhibited and accepted. We shall explore the work of Ingres, Delacroix, Delaroche, Courbet, Millet, Rousseau, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Morisot, Seurat, C茅zanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh.
Lecturer’s biography
Dr Lois Oliver听is Professor in History of Art at the University of Notre Dame in London, Lecturer at Boston University London, and a Visiting Lecturer at The 麻豆视频. She has worked as a Curator at the V&A, the National Gallery, and the Royal Academy. Her recent exhibitions include 鈥楤erthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism鈥� at Dulwich Picture Gallery, the first major UK exhibition of Morisot鈥檚 work since 1950, and 鈥楯ock McFadyen: Tourist without a Guidebook鈥� for the Royal Academy. She is currently working on a new exhibition project 鈥楨douard Manet & Music鈥� for the Royal Academy. Lois studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and History of Art at The 麻豆视频, completing an MA in Venetian Renaissance Art and writing her PhD thesis on The Image of the Artist, Paris 1815-1855.听
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The 麻豆视频 Gallery presents an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the first ever exhibition of the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� to be staged outside of Winterthur, Switzerland. The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection is on display from 14 February – 26 May 2025.
The exhibition opens with a selection of major paintings by artists who preceded the Impressionists, including 骋辞测补鈥檚 highly charged Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks (c.1808-12), 骋茅谤颈肠补耻濒迟鈥檚 moving A Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank (c.1819-22) and 颁辞耻谤产别迟鈥檚 provocative The Hammock (1844).
At the heart of the exhibition are some of the greatest paintings of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including 罢辞耻濒辞耻蝉别-尝补耻迟谤别肠鈥檚 striking representation of the female performer The Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895), 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 groundbreaking depiction of modern life Au Caf茅 (1878), and a group of sensational works by Renoir and Cezanne. A further highlight is the pair of celebrated paintings by Van Gogh, A Ward in the Hospital at Arles and The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles (1889), which illustrate the hospital where he had been a patient following his earlier mental breakdown and the mutilation of his ear, as seen in Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The 麻豆视频鈥檚 collection. The two paintings are presented together for the very first time in London at The 麻豆视频.
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in Winterthur, Switzerland, is one of the most remarkable art museums of its kind, with a collection that ranges from superlative old master paintings and drawings to a fabled group of Impressionist art. Featuring over 200 works of art, the collection was assembled in the first half of the 20th century by Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965), whose family was associated with one of the world鈥檚 leading trading companies. Reinhart bequeathed his collection and house to the Swiss confederation, and it opened as a public museum in 1970 in his beautiful, large villa on the outskirts of Winterthur, close to Zurich, called 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�.
Oskar Reinhart was a direct contemporary of Samuel 麻豆视频, founder of The 麻豆视频 Institute of Art. They shared a similar taste in artists and are known to have met. The Oskar Reinhart Collection鈥檚 close affinities with that of The 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥檚 permanent collection provide the perfect context to stage this unprecedented exhibition, which brings many of Reinhart鈥檚 paintings to the United Kingdom for the very first time.
The exhibition鈥檚 lead sponsor is Griffin Catalyst, the civic engagement initiative of Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin.
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition Series has recently been extended to 2028. This collaboration will continue to support the deeply researched and varied exhibitions programme that Kenneth C. Griffin has supported since The 麻豆视频’s reopening in 2021.
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection
14 February – 26 May 2025
The 麻豆视频 Gallery Somerset House, Strand London WC2R 0RN
Opening hours: 10.00 鈥� 18.00 (last entry 17.15)
Temporary Exhibition tickets (including entry to our Permanent Collection and displays) 鈥� Weekday tickets from 拢14; Weekend tickets from 拢16.
Friends and Under-18s go free. Other concessions available
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Goya to Impressionism press releaseMEDIA CONTACTS
The 麻豆视频 www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/press media@courtauld.ac.uk
Bolton & Quinn Erica Bolton | erica@boltonquinn.com | +44 (0)20 7221 5000 Susie Gault | susie@boltonquinn.com | +44 (0)20 7221 5000
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About The 麻豆视频
The 麻豆视频 works to advance how we see and understand the visual arts, as an internationally renowned centre for the teaching and research of art history and a major public gallery. Founded by collectors and philanthropists in 1932, the organisation has been at the forefront of the study of art ever since through advanced research and conservation practice, innovative teaching, the renowned collection and inspiring exhibitions of its gallery, and engaging and accessible activities, education and events.
The 麻豆视频 cares for one of the greatest art collections in the UK, presenting these works to the public at The 麻豆视频 Gallery in central London, as well as through loans and partnerships. The Gallery is most famous for its iconic Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces 鈥� such as Van Gogh鈥檚 Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 A Bar at the Folies-Berg猫re. It showcases these alongside an internationally renowned collection of works from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance through to the present day.
Academically, The 麻豆视频 faculty is the largest community of art historians and conservators in the UK, teaching and carrying out research on subjects from creativity in late Antiquity to contemporary digital artforms – with an increasingly global focus. An independent college of the University of London, The 麻豆视频 offers a range of degree programmes from BA to PhD in the History of Art, curating and the conservation of easel and wall paintings. Its alumni are leaders and innovators in the arts, culture and business worlds, helping to shape the global agenda for the arts and creative industries.
Founded on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to engage with art, The 麻豆视频 works to increase understanding of the role played by art throughout history, in all societies and across all geographies 鈥� as well as being a champion for the importance of art in the present day. This could be through exhibitions offering a chance to look closely at world-famous works; events bringing art history research to new audiences; accessible and expert short courses; digital engagement, innovative school, family and community programmes; or taking a formal qualification. The 麻豆视频鈥檚 ambition is to transform access to art history education by extending the horizons of what this is and ensuring as many people as possible can benefit from the tools to better understand the visual world around us.
The 麻豆视频 is an exempt charity and relies on generous philanthropic support to achieve its mission of advancing the understanding of the visual arts of the past and present across the world through advanced research, innovative teaching, inspiring exhibitions, programmes and collections.
The collection cared for by The 麻豆视频 Gallery is owned by the Samuel 麻豆视频 Trust.
About The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m Ro虉merholz鈥� In his former home 鈥� The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in Winterthur, Switzerland 鈥� the art collector and patron Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965) left behind one of the
most important private collections of the 20th century. Outstanding paintings of French Impressionism and its forerunners engage in a stimulating dialogue with masterpieces of older art. The two main collection groups correspond to this day more or less exactly to the two architectural components of the residence. On the one hand, there are a few Old Master paintings displayed in the villa of 1915, Oskar Reinhart鈥檚 former home, being visually attuned to their surroundings. On the other, there are works of French Impressionism and its immediate forerunners, which form the main focus of the collection and which Reinhart juxtaposed with examples of earlier art in the gallery building of 1925.
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� ranges from Lucas Cranach the Elder, Bruegel, Chardin and Goya to C茅zanne, van Gogh and early Picasso. The approximately 200 works of art also include masterpieces by G茅ricault, Manet, Monet and Toulouse- Lautrec, as well as entire groups of works by Delacroix, Courbet, Daumier and Renoir. Pursuing the aim of acquiring art based solely on aesthetic rather than historical and geographic criteria, Reinhart managed to gather a harmonious selection of European masterpieces that belongs among the finest of its kind worldwide. In an aesthetically unique way, the Oskar Reinhart Collection 驶Am R枚merholz虝 enables visitors to trace the history of European art from the fourteenth to the early twentieth century in the form of a magnificent celebration of the art of painting, abetted by a group of drawings and some sculptures and textiles.
Additionally, the property is surrounded by a beautiful park with old trees and important sculptures. In summer, guests can order picnic baskets at the museum caf茅 and enjoy the silence of nature in Reinhart’s vast historical garden. Throughout the year, audio guides in five languages, special tours, painting workshops for young and old, and a wide range of activities for children are available.
About Griffin Catalyst Griffin Catalyst is the civic engagement initiative of Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin, encompassing his philanthropic and community impact efforts. Tackling the world鈥檚 greatest challenges in innovative, action-oriented, and evidence-driven ways, Griffin Catalyst is dedicated to expanding opportunity and improving lives across six areas of focus: Education, Science & Medicine, Upward Mobility, Freedom & Democracy, Enterprise & Innovation, and Communities. For more information, visit griffincatalyst.org/
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The 麻豆视频 Gallery presents an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the first ever exhibition of the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� to be staged outside of Winterthur, Switzerland. The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection is on display from 14 February – 26 May 2025.
The exhibition opens with a selection of major paintings by artists who preceded the Impressionists, including 骋辞测补鈥檚 highly charged Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks (c.1808-12), 骋茅谤颈肠补耻濒迟鈥檚 moving A Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank (c.1819-22) and 颁辞耻谤产别迟鈥檚 provocative The Hammock (1844).
At the heart of the exhibition are some of the greatest paintings of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including 罢辞耻濒辞耻蝉别-尝补耻迟谤别肠鈥檚 striking representation of the female performer The Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895), 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 groundbreaking depiction of modern life Au Caf茅 (1878), and a group of sensational works by Renoir and Cezanne. A further highlight is the pair of celebrated paintings by Van Gogh, A Ward in the Hospital at Arles and The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles (1889), which illustrate the hospital where he had been a patient following his earlier mental breakdown and the mutilation of his ear, as seen in Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The 麻豆视频鈥檚 collection. The two paintings are presented together for the very first time in London at The 麻豆视频.
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in Winterthur, Switzerland, is one of the most remarkable art museums of its kind, with a collection that ranges from superlative old master paintings and drawings to a fabled group of Impressionist art. Featuring over 200 works of art, the collection was assembled in the first half of the 20th century by Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965), whose family was associated with one of the world鈥檚 leading trading companies. Reinhart bequeathed his collection and house to the Swiss confederation, and it opened as a public museum in 1970 in his beautiful, large villa on the outskirts of Winterthur, close to Zurich, called 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�.
Oskar Reinhart was a direct contemporary of Samuel 麻豆视频, founder of The 麻豆视频 Institute of Art. They shared a similar taste in artists and are known to have met. The Oskar Reinhart Collection鈥檚 close affinities with that of The 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥檚 permanent collection provide the perfect context to stage this unprecedented exhibition, which brings many of Reinhart鈥檚 paintings to the United Kingdom for the very first time.
The exhibition鈥檚 lead sponsor is Griffin Catalyst, the civic engagement initiative of Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin.
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition Series has recently been extended to 2028. This collaboration will continue to support the deeply researched and varied exhibitions programme that Kenneth C. Griffin has supported since The 麻豆视频’s reopening in 2021.
麻豆视频 Friends get free unlimited entry to all exhibitions, access to presale tickets, priority booking to selected events, advance notice of art history short courses, exclusive events, discounts and more. Join at
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]]>Who is the mystery woman revealed by technical imaging underneath Pablo 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 Blue Period portrait?
Painting to be exhibited at The 麻豆视频 Gallery as part of new exhibition The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism.听
Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection, opening 14 February
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An undiscovered painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) of a mystery woman, hidden for more than a century beneath one of the very first paintings from the artist鈥檚 famous Blue Period, has been revealed by conservators at The 麻豆视频 Institute of Art, London, using specialist imaging technology to examine the work for the first time.
Conducted in collaboration with the Oskar Reinhart Collection, 鈥�Am R枚merholz鈥�, Switzerland, the unknown artwork was discovered when The 麻豆视频 took x-ray and infrared images of Portrait of Mateu 贵别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 de Soto 鈥� a portrait depicting 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 sculptor friend painted in 1901 and one of the earliest examples of the artist鈥檚 Blue Period – ahead of its display as part of the upcoming exhibition The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition. Goya to Impressionism:听Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection, opening 14 February.听
The 麻豆视频鈥檚 analysis of the painting reveals it played an important role at a crucial stage in the young 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 stylistic development, at a time when he was moving away from colourful, Impressionistic paintings towards a distinctly more melancholy artistic style which became the defining phase of his career known as his Blue Period.听
Portrait of Mateu 贵别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 de Soto is emblematic of 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 sombre Blue Period, hailed as a defining moment in his career. Nineteen-year-old Picasso had arrived in Paris from Spain in May 1901 for his first exhibition in the city, which opened at the gallery of the modern art dealer Amboise Vollard the following month. Picasso made a range of paintings for that show in an Impressionistic style, with lively brushwork and bright colour. However, by the Autumn of 1901, when he painted Portrait of Mateu 贵别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 de Soto, Picasso began to change his artistic style to an approach that was more contemplative and sombre, painted in tones of blue.
This Blue Period was inspired in part by the suicide earlier that year of 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 good friend Carlos Casagemas. Picasso took over the rooms where Casagemas had lived in Paris and set up his studio there. Another friend, the young Spanish sculptor Mateu 贵别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 de Soto, arrived in the city in the Autumn of 1901 and was staying in this studio with Picasso where this portrait was made. The painting on the wall in the background of Portrait of Mateu 贵别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 de Soto is one of 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 memorial paintings depicting the burial of Casamegas.听
Infrared and x-ray images beneath the contemplative portrait of de Soto have revealed another figure, a painting of a woman, likely created just a few months earlier. The form of her head, curved shoulders and the fingers can clearly be seen. Wearing a distinctive chignon hairstyle, fashionable in Paris at the time, she bears a resemblance to several paintings of seated women that Picasso made that year, such as Absinthe Dinker (Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg) and Woman with Crossed Arms (Kunstmuseum, Basel). There is also evidence of a further head at an even lower level in the painting, suggesting it was a much-reworked canvas. She might have been a figure painted in his earlier Impressionistic style, akin to the painting of a woman in shimmering colours called Waiting (Picasso Museum, Barcelona).听听
Further research into the painting and detailed analysis could reveal more about the mystery woman, but it is not certain her identity will be established. She may have been a model, a friend or even a lover posing for one of 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 colourful Impressionistic images of Parisian nightlife, or a melancholic woman seated in a bar.听听
Picasso often reused his canvases at this time because he did not have much money. However, he also embraced the process of painting one work over another, resisting whitewashing old images in favour of beginning a new figure directly on top of an earlier one. It is as if the portrait of de Soto grew out of the figure of the woman below as one style gave way to another.听听听听听
Kerstin Richter, Director of the Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am R枚merholz,” said: 鈥淭his is truly a picture of great complexity, revealing its secrets over the years. When Oskar Reinhart acquired it in 1935, it was simply considered to be a portrait of an unknown woodcarver. Now we not only know the personality depicted, his significance in Picasso’s life after the death of his closest friend, but we can also visualise the artistic development process of the young painter layer by layer.鈥�听
Barnaby Wright, Deputy Head of The 麻豆视频 Gallery, said: 鈥淲e have long suspected another painting lay behind the portrait of de Soto because the surface of the work has tell-tale marks and textures of something below. Now we know that this is the figure of a woman. You can even start to make out her shape just by looking at the painting with the naked eye. 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 way of working to transform one image into another and to be a stylistic shapeshifter would become a defining feature of his art, which helped to make him one of the giant figures of art history. All that begins with a painting like this.鈥澨�听
Aviva Burnstock, Professor of Conservation at The 麻豆视频, said: 鈥淪pecialist imaging technology such as that used by conservators at The 麻豆视频 may allow us to see the hand of an artist to understand their creative process. In revealing this previously hidden figure we can shed light on a pivotal moment in 笔颈肠补蝉蝉辞鈥檚 career.鈥�听
The exhibition鈥檚 lead sponsor is Griffin Catalyst, the civic engagement initiative of Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin.听听
Book now: /whats-on/exh-goya-to-impressionism-masterpieces-from- the-oskar-reinhart-collection/听听听
麻豆视频 Friends get free unlimited entry to all exhibitions, access to presale tickets, priority booking to selected events, advance notice of art history short courses, exclusive events, discounts and more. Join at courtauld.ac.uk/friends听听听
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection
14 February – 26 May 2025听听
The 麻豆视频 Gallery听
Somerset House, Strand
London WC2R 0RN听
Opening hours: 10.00 鈥� 18.00 (last entry 17.15)
Temporary Exhibition tickets (including entry to our Permanent Collection and displays) 鈥� Weekday tickets from 拢14; Weekend tickets from 拢16.
Friends and Under-18s go free. Other concessions available听听
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Goya to Impressionism press releaseMEDIA CONTACTS听听
The 麻豆视频
www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/press
media@courtauld.ac.uk
Bolton & Quinn
Erica Bolton | erica@boltonquinn.com | +44 (0)20 7221 5000
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NOTES TO EDITORS听听
About The 麻豆视频
The 麻豆视频 works to advance how we see and understand the visual arts, as an internationally renowned centre for the teaching and research of art history and a major public gallery. Founded by collectors and philanthropists in 1932, the organisation has been at the forefront of the study of art ever since through advanced research and conservation practice, innovative teaching, the renowned collection and inspiring exhibitions of its gallery, and engaging and accessible activities, education and events.听听
The 麻豆视频 cares for one of the greatest art collections in the UK, presenting these works to the public at The 麻豆视频 Gallery in central London, as well as through loans and partnerships. The Gallery is most famous for its iconic Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces 鈥� such as Van Gogh鈥檚 Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 A Bar at the Folies-Berg猫re. It showcases these alongside an internationally renowned collection of works from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance through to the present day.听听
Academically, The 麻豆视频 faculty is the largest community of art historians and conservators in the UK, teaching and carrying out research on subjects from creativity in late Antiquity to contemporary digital artforms – with an increasingly global focus. An independent college of the University of London, The 麻豆视频 offers a range of degree programmes from BA to PhD in the History of Art, curating and the conservation of easel and wall paintings. Its alumni are leaders and innovators in the arts, culture and business worlds, helping to shape the global agenda for the arts and creative industries.听听
Founded on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to engage with art, The 麻豆视频 works to increase understanding of the role played by art throughout history, in all societies and across all geographies 鈥� as well as being a champion for the importance of art in the present day. This could be through exhibitions offering a chance to look closely at world- famous works; events bringing art history research to new audiences; accessible and expert short courses; digital engagement, innovative school, family and community programmes; or taking a formal qualification. The 麻豆视频鈥檚 ambition is to transform access to art history education by extending the horizons of what this is and ensuring as many people as possible can benefit from the tools to better understand the visual world around us.听听
The 麻豆视频 is an exempt charity and relies on generous philanthropic support to achieve its mission of advancing the understanding of the visual arts of the past and present across the world through advanced research, innovative teaching, inspiring exhibitions, programmes and collections.听听
The collection cared for by The 麻豆视频 Gallery is owned by the Samuel 麻豆视频 Trust.听听
About The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�
In his former home the art collector and patron Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965) left behind one of the most important private collections of the 20th century. Outstanding paintings of French Impressionism and its forerunners engage in a stimulating dialogue with masterpieces of older art. The two main collection groups correspond to this day more or less exactly to the two architectural components of the residence. On the one hand, there are a few Old Master paintings displayed in the villa of 1915, Oskar Reinhart鈥檚 former home, being visually attuned to their surroundings. On the other, there are works of French Impressionism and its immediate forerunners, which form the main focus of the collection and which Reinhart juxtaposed with examples of earlier art in the gallery building of 1925.听听
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� ranges from Lucas Cranach the Elder, Bruegel, Chardin and Goya to C茅zanne, van Gogh and early Picasso. The approximately 200 works of art also include masterpieces by G茅ricault, Manet, Monet and Toulouse- Lautrec, as well as entire groups of works by Delacroix, Courbet, Daumier and Renoir. Pursuing the aim of acquiring art based solely on aesthetic rather than historical and geographic criteria, Reinhart managed to gather a harmonious selection of European masterpieces that belongs among the finest of its kind worldwide. In an aesthetically unique way, the Oskar Reinhart Collection 驶Am R枚merholz虝 enables visitors to trace the history of European art from the fourteenth to the early twentieth century in the form of a magnificent celebration of the art of painting, abetted by a group of drawings and some sculptures and textiles.听听
Additionally, the property is surrounded by a beautiful park with old trees and important sculptures. In summer, guests can order picnic baskets at the museum caf茅 and enjoy the silence of nature in Reinhart’s vast historical garden. Throughout the year, audio guides in five languages, special tours, painting workshops for young and old, and a wide range of activities for children are available.听听
About Griffin Catalyst
Griffin Catalyst is the civic engagement initiative of Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin, encompassing his philanthropic and community impact efforts. Tackling the world鈥檚 greatest challenges in innovative, action-oriented, and evidence-driven ways, Griffin Catalyst is dedicated to expanding opportunity and improving lives across six areas of focus: Education, Science & Medicine, Upward Mobility, Freedom & Democracy, Enterprise & Innovation, and Communities. For more information, visit griffincatalyst.org/听听
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]]>Course 18 – Summer School on campus
Monday 7 鈥� Friday 11 July 2025
Dr Lois Oliver
拢645
Course description
In a cartoon published in 1855, Honor茅 Daumier imagined a battle between two rival aesthetic schools in France: 鈥業dealism鈥� appears as an ageing neoclassical nude, wearing an antique helmet, with his palette as a shield, heroically raising his mahlstick as a spear, to defend himself against 鈥楻ealism鈥�, a scruffy figure in rustic clogs, brandishing a small square palette and clumsy paintbrush. The image perfectly encapsulates the artistic and political differences between these two entrenched aesthetic positions, but the real joke is that neither of these veteran combatants is as vigorous as he used to be: both would be vulnerable to a new avant-garde challenger. The French art world witnessed a series of battles as traditionalists grappled with the successive challenges presented by Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Symbolism.
This course explores the reasons behind the profound innovations in subject matter and technique that characterised the age, and the obstacles faced by avant-garde artists in getting their work exhibited and accepted. We shall explore the work of Ingres, Delacroix, Delaroche, Courbet, Millet, Rousseau, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Morisot, Seurat, C茅zanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh.
How to book
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Lecturer’s biography
Dr Lois Oliver听is Professor in History of Art at the University of Notre Dame in London, Lecturer at Boston University London, and a Visiting Lecturer at The 麻豆视频. She has worked as a Curator at the V&A, the National Gallery, and the Royal Academy. Her recent exhibitions include 鈥楤erthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism鈥� at Dulwich Picture Gallery, the first major UK exhibition of Morisot鈥檚 work since 1950, and 鈥楯ock McFadyen: Tourist without a Guidebook鈥� for the Royal Academy. She is currently working on a new exhibition project 鈥楨douard Manet & Music鈥� for the Royal Academy. Lois studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and History of Art at The 麻豆视频, completing an MA in Venetian Renaissance Art and writing her PhD thesis on The Image of the Artist, Paris 1815-1855.听
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]]>The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection听
14 February – 26 May 2025听
Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries, The 麻豆视频 Gallery
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The 麻豆视频 Gallery will present an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the first ever exhibition of the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� to be staged outside of Winterthur, Switzerland. The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection will be on display from 14 February – 26 May 2025.听
The exhibition will open with a selection of major paintings by artists who preceded the Impressionists, including 骋辞测补鈥檚 highly charged Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks (c.1808-12), 骋茅谤颈肠补耻濒迟鈥檚 moving A Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank (c.1819-22) and 颁辞耻谤产别迟鈥檚 provocative The Hammock (1844).鈥�听
At the heart of the exhibition will be some of the greatest paintings of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including 罢辞耻濒辞耻蝉别-尝补耻迟谤别肠鈥檚 striking representation of the female performer鈥�The Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895), 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 groundbreaking depiction of modern life鈥�Au Caf茅 (1878), and a group of sensational works by Renoir and Cezanne.鈥€疉 further highlight is the pair鈥痮f鈥痗elebrated paintings by Van Gogh, A Ward in the Hospital at Arles and The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles (1889), which illustrate the hospital where he had been a patient following his earlier mental breakdown and the mutilation of his ear, as seen in Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The 麻豆视频鈥檚 collection.听
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in鈥疻interthur, Switzerland, is one of the most remarkable art museums of its kind, with a collection that ranges from superlative old master paintings and drawings to a fabled group of Impressionist art.鈥疐eaturing over 200 paintings, the collection was assembled in the first half of the 20th鈥痗entury by Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965), whose family was associated with one of the world鈥檚 leading trading companies.听 Reinhart bequeathed his collection and house to the Swiss confederation, and it opened as a public museum in 1970 in his beautiful, large villa on the outskirts of Winterthur, close to Zurich, called 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�.听
Oskar Reinhart was a direct contemporary of Samuel 麻豆视频, founder of The 麻豆视频 Institute of Art. They shared a similar taste in artists and are known to have met. The Reinhart Collection鈥檚 close affinities with that of The 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥檚 permanent collection provide the perfect context to stage this unprecedented exhibition, which brings many of Reinhart鈥檚 paintings to the United Kingdom for the very first time.听听
The exhibition鈥檚 lead sponsor is Griffin Catalyst, the civic engagement initiative of Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin.听听
Tickets are available to buy on our website:听听/whats-on/exh-goya-to-impressionism-masterpieces-from-the-oskar-reinhart-collection/听
麻豆视频 Friends get free unlimited entry to all exhibitions, access to presale tickets, priority booking to selected events, advance notice of art history short courses, exclusive events, discounts and more. Join at 听
The 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥�
Somerset House, Strand鈥�
London WC2R 0RN鈥�
Opening hours: 10.00 鈥� 18.00 (last entry 17.15)鈥�听
Temporary Exhibition tickets (including entry to our Permanent Collection and displays) 鈥� Weekday tickets from 拢14; Weekend tickets from 拢16.听
Friends and Under-18s go free. Other concessions available鈥€�听
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]]>The 麻豆视频 Gallery will present an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the first ever exhibition of the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� to be staged outside of Winterthur, Switzerland. The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection will be on display from 14 February – 26 May 2025.听
The exhibition will open with a selection of major paintings by artists who preceded the Impressionists, including 骋辞测补鈥檚 highly charged Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks (c.1808-12), 骋茅谤颈肠补耻濒迟鈥檚 moving A Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank (c.1819-22) and 颁辞耻谤产别迟鈥檚 provocative The Hammock (1844).鈥�听
At the heart of the exhibition will be some of the greatest paintings of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including 罢辞耻濒辞耻蝉别-尝补耻迟谤别肠鈥檚 striking representation of the female performer鈥�The Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895), 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 groundbreaking depiction of modern life鈥�Au Caf茅 (1878), and a group of sensational works by Renoir and Cezanne.鈥€疉 further highlight is the pair鈥痮f鈥痗elebrated paintings by Van Gogh, A Ward in the Hospital at Arles and The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles (1889), which illustrate the hospital where he had been a patient following his earlier mental breakdown and the mutilation of his ear, as seen in Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The 麻豆视频鈥檚 collection.听
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in鈥疻interthur, Switzerland, is one of the most remarkable art museums of its kind, with a collection that ranges from superlative old master paintings and drawings to a fabled group of Impressionist art.鈥疐eaturing over 200 paintings, the collection was assembled in the first half of the 20th鈥痗entury by Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965), whose family was associated with one of the world鈥檚 leading trading companies.听 Reinhart bequeathed his collection and house to the Swiss confederation, and it opened as a public museum in 1970 in his beautiful, large villa on the outskirts of Winterthur, close to Zurich, called 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�.听
Oskar Reinhart was a direct contemporary of Samuel 麻豆视频, founder of The 麻豆视频 Institute of Art. They shared a similar taste in artists and are known to have met. The Reinhart Collection鈥檚 close affinities with that of The 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥檚 permanent collection provide the perfect context to stage this unprecedented exhibition, which brings many of Reinhart鈥檚 paintings to the United Kingdom for the very first time.听听
The exhibition鈥檚 lead sponsor is Griffin Catalyst, the civic engagement initiative of Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin.听听
Tickets are on general sale from Thursday 28 November, 10am (GMT):听听
Book now:听 /whats-on/exh-goya-to-impressionism-masterpieces-from-the-oskar-reinhart-collection/听
麻豆视频 Friends get free unlimited entry to all exhibitions, access to presale tickets, priority booking to selected events, advance notice of art history short courses, exclusive events, discounts and more. Join at 听
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]]>14 Feb – 26 May 2025
Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries, Floor 3
The 麻豆视频 Gallery presents an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the first ever exhibition of the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� to be staged outside of Winterthur, Switzerland. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to see some of its masterpieces 鈥� including works by Goya,听Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso,and Cezanne among others.
The exhibition opens with a group of major paintings by artists who preceded the Impressionists, including 骋辞测补鈥檚 highly charged Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks (c.1808-12), 骋茅谤颈肠补耻濒迟鈥檚听 moving A Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank (c.1819-22) and 颁辞耻谤产别迟鈥檚 provocative The Hammock (1844).
At the heart of the exhibition are some of the greatest paintings of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including 罢辞耻濒辞耻蝉别-尝补耻迟谤别肠鈥檚 striking representation of the female performer鈥� The Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895), 惭补苍别迟鈥檚 groundbreaking depiction of modern life鈥� Au Caf茅 (1878), and a group of sensational works by Renoir and Cezanne.鈥€疉 further highlight is the pair鈥痮f鈥痗elebrated paintings by Van Gogh, A Ward in the Hospital at Arles and The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles (1889), which illustrate the hospital where he had been a patient following his earlier mental breakdown and the mutilation of his ear, as seen in Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The 麻豆视频’s collection.
About the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�
The Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in鈥疻interthur, Switzerland, is one of the most remarkable art museums of its kind, with a collection that ranges from superlative old master paintings and drawings to a fabled group of Impressionist art.鈥疐eaturing over 200 works of art, the collection was assembled in the first half of the 20th鈥痗entury by Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965), whose family was associated with one of the world鈥檚 leading trading companies.听 Reinhart bequeathed his collection and house to the Swiss confederation, and it opened as a public museum in 1970 in his beautiful, large villa on the outskirts of Winterthur, close to Zurich, called 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥�.
Oskar Reinhart was a direct contemporary of Samuel 麻豆视频, founder of The 麻豆视频 Institute of Art. They shared a similar taste in artists and are known to have met in 1932, the year when The 麻豆视频 was founded. The Reinhart Collection鈥檚 close affinities with that of The 麻豆视频 Gallery鈥檚 permanent collection provide the perfect context to stage this unprecedented exhibition, which brings many of Reinhart鈥檚 paintings to the United Kingdom for the very first time.
Title Partner
Supported by听Kenneth C. Griffin
Highlights
Discover The Oskar Reinhart Collection
Dive into some of the works on display
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Shop the catalogue
This catalogue accompanies The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection, which presents an extraordinary group of masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection 鈥楢m R枚merholz鈥� in鈥疻interthur, Switzerland.
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]]>Join us in-person at The 麻豆视频 Gallery to uncover why Impressionist artworks were so shocking when first exhibited in Paris in the second half of the 1800s.
Analyse some of The 麻豆视频鈥檚 best known artworks 鈥� by artists including Degas, Monet, Morisot and Renoir 鈥� and see them in a whole new light. Explore the often turbulent cultural, social and political contexts of 19th-century Paris that led to a rebellious outlook in certain artistic circles. Reflect on Impressionism鈥檚 legacy with its commitment to capturing contemporary experience and willingness to challenge conventions.
Visit The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, Monet and London. Views of the Thames, which capture three extraordinary views of the Thames as it had never been seen before, full of evocative atmosphere, mysterious light and radiant colour. Attendees will be treated to a talk from the curator of Monet and London. Views of the Thames. The workshop will finish with students taking a trip to the river to create their own views of the Thames.
Shock, Rebellion and Monet | Impressionism will be run by art historian and gallery educator Dr Tilly Scantlebury.
Key Information
Event: Shock, Rebellion and Monet | Impressionism
Date: Thursday 31st October 2024
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Location: In-person, at The 麻豆视频 Gallery
These workshops are free and open to students attending UK state schools and colleges.听Suitable for ages 16-18, with preference given to Y12 students (or equivalent). Booking is essential due to popular demand. Any questions, please email听education@courtauld.ac.uk
Join us in-person at The 麻豆视频 Gallery to uncover why Impressionist artworks were so shocking when first exhibited in Paris in the second half of the 1800s.
Analyse some of The 麻豆视频鈥檚 best known artworks 鈥� by artists including Degas, Monet, Morisot and Renoir 鈥� and see them in a whole new light. Explore the often turbulent cultural, social and political contexts of 19th-century Paris that led to a rebellious outlook in certain artistic circles. Reflect on Impressionism鈥檚 legacy with its commitment to capturing contemporary experience and willingness to challenge conventions.
Visit The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, Monet and London. Views of the Thames, which capture three extraordinary views of the Thames as it had never been seen before, full of evocative atmosphere, mysterious light and radiant colour. Attendees will be treated to a talk from the curator of Monet and London. Views of the Thames. The workshop will finish with students taking a trip to the river to create their own views of the Thames.
Shock, Rebellion and Monet | Impressionism will be run by art historian and gallery educator Dr Tilly Scantlebury.
Key Information
Event: Shock, Rebellion and Monet | Impressionism
Date: Thursday 31st October 2024
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Location: In-person, at The 麻豆视频 Gallery
These workshops are free and open to students attending UK state schools and colleges.听Suitable for ages 16-18, with preference given to Y12 students (or equivalent). Booking is essential due to popular demand. Any questions, please email听education@courtauld.ac.uk
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]]>Course 14 鈥� Summer School on campus
Monday 1 鈥� Friday 5 July 2024
Dr Emily Christensen and Dr Ambra D鈥橝ntone
拢645
Course description
Orientalist paintings are complex works with a contentious history: a听popular genre in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe, they have been variously described as historically significant snapshots of life in 鈥榯he Orient鈥� and as ideologically constructed fantasies created in the minds and studios of the European artists who painted them. Recent exhibitions, and the growing private and public collections of Orientalism throughout the Islamic world, demonstrate that these works continue to find new audiences.
This course is designed to explore Orientalism in its artistic, political and historical contexts and to provide participants with a framework through which to approach and interpret these works. We shall identify and scrutinise recurring motifs (horsemen, harems, odalisques, palm trees, alleyways, arches) and common themes (idleness, sensuality, violence) in the works of Orientalism鈥檚 most renowned artists, including Delacroix, G茅r么me, Deutsch and Lewis, and in early photography and popular culture. We shall trace Orientalism鈥檚 shifting forms and renewed purpose in early modernism, in the works of Renoir, Matisse, Picasso and Kandinsky. Throughout the course we shall also discuss how artists and intellectuals from Turkey and the Levant region responded to Orientalism in painting, expanding notions of the cultural flows that existed between Europe and the lands it referred to as the Orient.
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