Printmaking skills of Manet, Van Gogh and more celebrated in Bath show

The museum’s director was particularly taken with etchings by James McNeill Whistler capturing scenes of Venice (pictured) and London. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Guardian

They may be best known for their vibrant oil paintings but an exhibition opening in the English West Country is focusing instead on the subtle printmaking skills of artists such as Édouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.

More than 50 prints created mainly by impressionists, post-impressionists and cubists are going on display at the Holburne Museum in Bath.