'Impressionists on Paper': London exhibition showcases rare and delicate masterpieces

Van Gogh, Degas, Cézanne – a host of the world’s greatest artists are being celebrated at a new one-of-a-kind exhibition in London.

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00:29 So we've got Renoir, Degas, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh,

00:34 Dulles, Rothrach, and so on.

00:36 But these are works that you don't normally see

00:39 because works on paper suffer from exposure to light.

00:43 And so they're never on permanent display.

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00:49 Traditionally, drawings had been very much done in preparation for paintings.

00:53 Now artists sort of saw the value of making a drawing,

00:57 a work on paper that was complete.

00:59 And was worthwhile in its own right.

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