27 Sep 2024 – 19 Jan 2025
Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries
Claude Monet (1840-1926) is world renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France but in London. They depict extraordinary views of the Thames as it had never been seen before, full of evocative atmosphere, mysterious light and radiant colour.
Begun during three stays in the capital between 1899 and 1901, the series — depicting Charing Cross Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and the Houses of Parliament — was unveiled in Paris in 1904. Monet fervently wanted to show them in London the following year, but plans fell through. To this day, they have never been the subject of a UK exhibition.
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Monet and London. Views of the Thames will realise Monet’s unfulfilled ambition of showing this extraordinary group of paintings in London, and just 300 metres from the Savoy Hotel where many of them were painted. By presenting the paintings Monet himself selected for his public in Paris and London, it will provide visitors with the unique experience of seeing the show Monet curated and the works he felt best represented his ambitious artistic enterprise – brought together for the first time 120 years after their inaugural exhibition.
Title Partner
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Supported by Kenneth C. Griffin and The Huo Family Foundation, with additional support from the Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation.
Highlights
![The houses of parliament in the fog, with an orange sun and purple sky reflecting on the river Thames](https://courtauld.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EXH.2024.CM_.018_96-019985_2500-600x0-c-default.jpg)
![A view of Charing Cross Bridge with the orange and purple sky reflecting on the river thames](https://courtauld.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EXH.2024.CM_.002_Lyon_MBA_N17-774_c-1-600x0-c-default.jpg)
![A painting of the houses of parliament with a purple sky and orange sun](https://courtauld.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Monet_Das_Parlament_Sonnenuntergang-600x0-c-default.jpg)
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![A painting of the houses of parliament with an orange-blue sky and setting sun.](https://courtauld.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Claude-Monet-1840-–-1926-Houses-of-Parliament-1904-Kunstmuseen-Krefeld-Volker-Dohne-–-ARTOTHEK-webres-600x0-c-default.jpg)
The Courtauld Lates: Monet and London
Fri 27 Sep, 18:30 – 22:30
Enjoy an evening of world-class art, cocktails and music surrounded by The Courtauld’s collection of masterpieces. Join us for a first chance to see Monet and London: Views of the Thames after hours, plus live DJ’s and more
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This beautiful volume accompanies this major exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery. Richly illustrated, this catalogue includes 21 entries and four original essays that shed new light on Monet’s famous Thames series.
Available on pre-order for delivery after 24 September 2024.
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