Gustave Fayet, Collectionneur - Créateur. Icônes de l'art moderne

In the tradition of the “Icônes de l’art moderne” exhibitions, dedicated to great collectors such as Sergueï Chtchoukine, the brothers Mikhaïl Morozov and Ivan Morozov, as well as Samuel Courtauld, the Foundation continues its exploration of pioneering figures who shaped the history of modern art with an exceptional exhibition: “Gustave Fayet, collectionneur - créateur”, presented from 9 October 2026 to 8 March 2027.

This ambitious project takes over all the spaces of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, following a two-part journey — Gustave Fayet collectionneur and Gustave Fayet, créateur — revealing the singularity of a path where collecting, creation, and artistic commitment echo each other.

The exhibition thus paints a portrait of an essential figure of modernity at the turn of the century, now unjustly forgotten. The exhibition constitutes an unprecedented event.

It brings together, on the one hand, for the first time in a century, more than 250 works from an extraordinary collection, now dispersed worldwide, and on the other hand, 325 creations by Gustave Fayet, most of which have never been shown to the public and have been restored for the occasion.

The exhibition highlights a collection of 10 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 78 works by Paul Gauguin, 88 works by Odilon Redon, as well as paintings and pastels by Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Paul Signac, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, and Henri Matisse.

The result of several years of research, the exhibition benefits from the support of 64 international institutions and 71 private collections.

This unique exhibition unveils a prominent personality, gradually relegated to oblivion: Gustave Fayet (1865-1925), a passionate collector, artist, and prolific creator, was a tireless and exceptional entrepreneur, a visionary in the field of decorative arts.

Behind this little-known name lies indeed one of the greatest defenders and discoverers of the avant-garde of his time, a man who actively contributed to the emergence of modern art in all its forms.

Gustave Fayet was among the first to collect van Gogh, to exhibit Picasso, and to establish in his home, in the heart of Paris, a “Gauguin museum,” rich with nearly 200 works, where all the artists and great collectors of the era flocked. A friend and fervent admirer of Re