a painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, depicting a lively scene at a French cabaret. The central figure is a performer, dressed in a vibrant yellow blouse with ruffled sleeves and dark green pants, with one hand resting casually in their pocket. The performer's face is pale with bold red lips, and they wear a distinctive yellow hat adorned with a white feather. In the background, other figures, likely patrons of the cabaret, engage in conversation. The scene is set against a richly detailed backdrop that suggests the interior of a bustling entertainment venue, likely the Moulin Rouge or a similar location, common in Toulouse-Lautrec's work. The artist's use of bold colors and expressive brushstrokes captures the vibrant energy of Parisian nightlife during the late 19th century.

The Courtauld Gallery announces major exhibition of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection 

14 February – 26 May 2025 

Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries, The Courtauld Gallery

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The Courtauld Gallery will present an exceptional selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the first ever exhibition of the Oskar Reinhart Collection ‘Am Römerholz’ 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. 

The exhibition will open with a selection of major paintings by artists who preceded the Impressionists, including Goya’s highly charged Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks (c.1808-12), Géricault’s moving A Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank (c.1819-22) and Courbet’s provocative The Hammock (1844).  

At the heart of the exhibition will be some of the greatest paintings of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including Toulouse-Lautrec’s striking representation of the female performer The Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895), Manet’s groundbreaking depiction of modern life Au Café (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 Courtauld’s collection. 

The Oskar Reinhart Collection ‘Am Römerholz’ 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 paintings, 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’s 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 ‘Am Römerholz’. 

Oskar Reinhart was a direct contemporary of Samuel Courtauld, founder of The Courtauld Institute of Art. They shared a similar taste in artists and are known to have met. The Reinhart Collection’s close affinities with that of The Courtauld Gallery’s permanent collection provide the perfect context to stage this unprecedented exhibition, which brings many of Reinhart’s paintings to the United Kingdom for the very first time.  

The exhibition’s lead sponsor is Griffin Catalyst, the civic engagement initiative of Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin.  

Tickets are available to buy on our website:  https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-goya-to-impressionism-masterpieces-from-the-oskar-reinhart-collection/ 

Courtauld 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 

The Courtauld Gallery 
Somerset House, Strand 
London WC2R 0RN 
Opening hours: 10.00 – 18.00 (last entry 17.15)  

Temporary Exhibition tickets (including entry to our Permanent Collection and displays) – Weekday tickets from £14; Weekend tickets from £16. 

Friends and Under-18s go free. Other concessions available   

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