The Impressions exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (on until 27 April 2025) explores four loaned-in Impressionist paintings through the lens of Nottingham's own art collections.
The four paintings, from the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, USA, include The Letter, c. 1895–1900, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. In this painting, a woman wearing an elaborately decorated hat inclines her head to look at a letter written by her companion.
The theme of letter writing is explored alongside the work, with a writing desk, a variety of inkwells and writing tools and paintings.