The exhibition will go on display from the 13th February until the 17th May.
This February, the gallery will be presenting the first ever exhibition devoted to the seascapes of the French artist Georges Seurat (1859–1891). It will also be the first devoted to the artist in the UK in almost 30 years.
Charting the evolution of Seurat’s distinctive style through the recurring motif of the sea, the exhibition will bring together 27 paintings, oil sketches and drawings made by Seurat during the five summers he spent on the northern coast of France, between 1885 and 1890.
The gallery holds the largest collection of works by Seurat in the UK, with this show a chance to reassess an important but often overlooked aspect of Seurat’s career.
It will showcase many of his works captured in port towns along the English Channel, including Honfleur, Port-en-Bessin and Gravelines, Seurat captured their seascapes, regattas and port activity in his Neo-Impressionist technique.
To find out more about the exhibition visit: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-seurat-and-the-sea/