An exhibition titled *Beyond Impressionism* at the Holburne Museum in Bath showcases over 50 prints by artists such as Édouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, James McNeill Whistler, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pablo Picasso. The show, running from 23 May to 13 September, highlights how impressionist, post-impressionist, and cubist painters revived printmaking in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, elevating it from commercial reproduction to a respected artistic medium. Works are drawn from public collections including the Courtauld Gallery and Ashmolean, as well as private collections.
The exhibition matters because it reframes the legacy of iconic painters by focusing on their often-overlooked printmaking innovations, demonstrating how figures like Manet, Gauguin, and Picasso transformed etching, lithography, and woodcut into forms of high artistic expression. By tracing the revival of printmaking from Whistler’s Venetian nocturnes to Picasso’s minotaurs, the show underscores the collaborative and experimental spirit of the era, offering visitors a rare chance to see works that are usually hidden in private collections.