Renoir at the Theatre
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La Loge (The Theater Box), 1874, is one of the masterpieces of impressionism and a major highlight of The Courtauld Gallery's collection. Its depiction of an elegant couple on display in a loge epitomizes the Impressionists' interest in the spectacle of modern life. At the heart of the painting is the complex play of gazes enacted by these two figures. In turning away from the performance, Renoir focused instead upon theater as a social stage where status and relationships were on public display.
Barnaby Wright is Deputy Head of The Courtauld Gallery and Daniel Katz Curator of 20th century art. He
has curated and co-curated a series of exhibitions including: Frank Auerbach: London Building Sites 1952-62 (2009-
10); Cezanne’s Card Players (2010-11); Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 (2013); Egon Schiele: The Radical Nude (2014-15);
Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters and Bellboys (2017-18); and Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen (2021). He has
also curated a variety of contemporary shows at The Courtauld including, Richard Serra: Drawings for the Courtauld
(2013); Jasper Johns: Regrets (2014); and Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat (2015-16).