Seaside Impressionists

Here's an exhibition perfectly timed for the Brit. summer holidays: Impressionists by the Sea at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. The fact that July has been a complete washout adds to the lure of sunshine on the northern coastline of France as depicted by artists such as Gustave Caillebott. His painting Villers-sur-Mer (1880) is one of 60 on show. The exhibition continues in the Sackler Wing until 30 September 2007.