Post-War Abstraction: Works from The Courtauld

2 Jul – 12 Oct 2025
Project Space, Floor 2

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

It will explore the radical approaches towards non-representational image making and experimentation with techniques and materials that characterised the work of artists including Philip Guston, Jean Dubuffet, and Joseph Beuys. Many of these works are recent additions to The Courtauld’s collection as gifts and promised gifts from the Karshan collection.

Running alongside the Gallery’s main exhibition, Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Alice Adamsthis display will contribute to a summer season of abstraction at The Courtauld in 2025.

2 Jul - 12 Oct 2025

10:00 - 18:00 (last entry 17:15)

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Highlights

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

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