The popularity of Impressionism means that many of the pictures are the stuff of mugs and mouse mats – almost too familiar. But then along comes this exhibition to show that, after all, there’s an aspect we’ve never quite taken on board: their work on paper.
There is a very good reason that these works are so little known in comparison – they are far more fragile than oils and their owners are understandably reluctant to send them on their travels.
