Courtauld Institute of Art ( Courtauld Institute of Art ) - Institute of the history of art at the University of London , has its own art collection - .
| Curto Institute of Art | |
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| Courtauld institute of art | |
 Somerset House | |
| Established | 1932 |
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| Location | |
| Address | London |
| Website | courtauld.ac.uk/index.ht ... |
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History
Curto Institute was founded in 1932 by textile manufacturer and art collector Samuel Curto , diplomat and collector Lord Arthur Lee and art historian Sir Robert Witt . In addition to financial support, Kurto donated most of his art collection to the Institute during his lifetime, and after his death, his house, built by architect Robert Adam at Portman Square , became its headquarters. According to the founders, the teaching of the history of art was supposed to take place directly on the example of works of art collected at the Institute. The collection of French impressionism by Samuel Curto in 1934 was joined by a collection of art of the 20th century. art critic Roger Fry . After the Second World War, the funds of the Curto Institute of Art were replenished with the works of old masters : Peter Brueghel the Elder , Cranach , Peter Paul Rubens , Giovanni Battista Tiepolo , Quentin Masseis , Anthony van Dyck from the collection of Lord Lee Farham and other collections. In 1989 , the Curto Institute of the Arts moved to Somerset House , which previously housed the Royal Academy of Arts.
Gallery
The extensive collection of paintings by the Curto Institute is open to the public. Somerset House is located in Strand near the London National Gallery . In addition to exhibits from own funds, the gallery hosts interchangeable exhibitions. The Institute has its own library.
Edouard Manet . Bar at the Foley Berger . 1881-1882
Pierre-Auguste Renoir . Lodge . 1874
Paul Cezanne Mount Saint Victor. 1885-1887
Amedeo Modigliani . Seated nude . 1916
Vincent van Gogh . Self portrait with a cut off ear. 1889
Georges Seurat . Woman with a puff. 1889-1890
Pierre-Auguste Renoir . Portrait of Ambroise Vollard . 1908
Lucas Cranach the Elder . Adam and Eve . 1526
Curto Foundation
Back in 1923 , Curto donated £ 50,000 to the Curto Foundation , which was intended for the acquisition of contemporary French art by the Tate Gallery and the National Gallery . These works are not shown at the Curto Institute, but in these art museums.
Literature
- In Russian
- Kudryavtsev B.V. Art Museums in London: Tate Gallery . Courto Institute Gallery. Wallace Collection . Dalwich College Art Gallery and Kenwood House Gallery / Reviewer I. A. Kuznetsova; Artist of the series N. I. Vasiliev. - M .: Art, 1994 .-- 224 p. - ( Cities and museums of the world ). - 25,000 copies. - ISBN 5-210-02545-4 . (per.)
- In English
- Dennis Farr, William Bradford: The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collection London 1986 ISBN 0862940753
- Dennis Farr: 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections London 1987 ISBN 0853315345
- William Bradford, Helen Braham: Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections London 1992 ISBN 0904563065
- John House: Impressionism for England, Samuel Courtauld as Patron and Collector London 1994 ISBN 0300061285
- Shulamith Behr: The 20th Century at the Courtauld Institute Gallery London 2002 ISBN 1903470072
Links
- Media related to Curto Institute of Art at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site