Focusing primarily on his role as a painter, this overview of the work of the French poet and artist Henri michaux (1899-1984) reflected in this catalog The exhibition primarily displays paintings, prints, and drawings, but also includes books, letters, and manuscripts that reveal the close connection between his pictorial and poetic work. Many writers have painted or paint, and many more are painters who write. However, few have managed, like Henri Michaux, to maintain a high level of skill in both creative fields. In his own words: “I paint as I write. To find myself, to rediscover myself, to find my own good that I possessed without knowing it.”