Courtauld Gallery to Exhibit Masterpieces from the Reuben Collection

The Courtauld Gallery in London announced this week that it will put on view works from the Reuben Collection alongside works from its own holdings this fall.

Opening September 18, the exhibition, titled “Modern Painting from the Courtauld and Reuben Collections,” will feature works by Paul Cezanne, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Amedeo Modigliani, René Magritte, Man Ray, and Pablo Picasso.

Cezanne’s Turning Road (1905) and Modigliani’s Nude (ca.1916), from the Courtauld’s collection, will “set the stage for works from the Reuben Collection by painters who built on such innovations to chart new artistic directions,” according to a release.

The Reuben Collection will loan works such as Picasso’s canvases Marie-Thérèse Walter (1937), Dora Maar (1939), and Still Life with Basket of Fruits and Flowers (1942); Magritte’s The Dominion of Light (1949) and The Intimate Friend (1958); and Man Ray’s monumental 1915 painting Black Widow (Nativity), which was last exhibited in the UK 50 years ago.

The show is also the first major initiative between the Courtauld and the Reuben Foundation since the latter’s gift of £30 million ($40 million) to the Courtauld, marking the largest gift in its 93-year history. The partnership includes the display of work from the Reuben Collection, founded by brothers David and Simon Reuben, at the Courtlaud, as well as financial support for the redevelopment of the institution’s campus at the Strand in central London.

Below, a look at some of the artworks that will go view at the Courtauld later this year.