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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803–1860), Odalisque in an interior with a parrot, 1830s. Watercolour and opaque watercolour on wove paper, 13.4 cm x 9.8 cm. © The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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Drawing on Arabian Nights

22 Feb - 3 Jun 2023

This display presents thirteen Orientalist works from The Courtauld’s Drawings collection. Several of these striking works are being displayed for the first time.

Philip Guston (1913-1980), Close-Up II, 1959, oil paint on paper, mounted on board, 59 x 73.6 cm. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery, London. Promised gift by Linda Karshan in memory of her husband, Howard Karshan. © The Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & Wirth

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Post-War Abstraction: Works from The Courtauld

2 Jul - 12 Oct 2025

Drawn from The Courtauld's significant collection of post-war art, this display will examine forms of abstraction which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s in Europe and America.

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Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Alice Adams

20 Jun - 14 Sep 2025

This major exhibition brings together the erotic and playful aspects of the work of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams to ask important questions about sexuality, bodies and humour.

A marble sculpture with sweeping spherical curves, and a yellow dot in the centre. It sits on a marble plinth and dramatic lighting casts a strong shadow against a dark background.

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Hepworth in Colour

12 Jun  – 6 Sep 2026

This ambitious exhibition will be the first to explore a less familiar aspect of Barbara Hepworth's (1903 –1975) work, the artist’s lifelong fascination with colour, which she used in highly original and unexpected ways.

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