Henri Rousseau, the Ambition of Painting

This collaboration appears self-evident in the history of the two institutions: Paul Guillaume, whose collection forms the core of the Orangerie Museum, served as the intermediary for Albert Barnes's purchase of his eighteen Henri Rousseau paintings. Guillaume himself was an enthusiastic collector of the artist's work...

The Orangerie Museum is organizing, in collaboration with the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, a monographic exhibition around the painter Henri Rousseau, bringing together major loans from international institutions....

On Expo Paris, Henri Rousseau, the Ambition of Painting is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée de l'Orangerie, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Post-Impressionism.

For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.