For this inaugural exhibition, works from the collection of Jean Planque will occupy the entire Musée Jenisch Vevey. Visitors are invited to trace the successive chapters of this remarkable collecting adventure: the earliest acquisitions, still strongly influenced by the example of Paul Cézanne; the discovery in the 1950s of contemporary non-figurative art and the decisive encounter with Jean Dubuffet, which momentarily unsettled the collector’s firmly classical convictions; and finally, the essential friendship with Pablo Picasso, whose trust played a key role in the early success of the Beyeler Gallery.
While working for the gallery between 1954 and 1972, Jean Planque encountered numerous artists who were still little known in Switzerland at the time, including Sam Francis, Simon Hantaï, Henri Michaux, Antoni Tàpies, Mark Tobey, and the Mexican artist Francisco Toledo.
The exhibition highlights the coherence of the choices made by this self-taught painter, who—almost unconsciously—assembled the works he would himself have loved to paint.
Curated by Florian Rodari, President of the Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation, and Maïlis Favre, Curator.
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Art’n’Rail Musée Jenisch Vevey
Offer valid from 6 November 2026
When travelling by public transport, enjoy a discount of up to 50 per cent on your journey by public transport and an additional 50 per cent discount on admission to the museum throughout November. You can find more information about the offer and how to purchase tickets from 1 November here.
