The Collection: Paintings

Impressionism & Post-Impressionism


Cezanne, Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Manet Bar at the Folies-Bergere
Gauguin Nevermore



The Courtauld Gallery houses one of the finest collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the world. Formed by the pioneering collector Samuel Courtauld, the collection offers an array of outstanding works charting the development of modern French painting from Monet and Renoir to Seurat and Gauguin. Here the visitor can discover world-famous masterpieces such as van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Manet’s great last painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère and an extensive group of outstanding canvases by Cézanne. A further room is dedicated to paintings, drawings and bronzes by Degas.

Degas Two Dancers
Monet Autumn Effect at Argenteuil
Renoir La Loge


Featured movieS


Renoir's La Loge
Looking in detail at Renoir's La Loge with Professor John House.

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IN FOCUS ON PAINTINGS
Looking in detail at Cézanne's Montagne Sainte Victoire with Professor John House.

Watch the movie [2:15 min]