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Marking 100 years since his death in 1910, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler of Basel, plans to dedicate an exhibition to French painter Henri Rousseau.

Approximately forty masterpieces will provide a sweeping review of the tremendous breadth of his artistic career and underscore Rousseau''s importance as one of the most pioneering artist of his age, whose influence was destined to belie early descriptions of him as "charming, though rather odd and naïve."

Rousseau is considered one of the forefathers of modern art. His works revolutionised the concept of creative art during his lifetime and beyond. He was also a great influence for many upcoming young artists; over the years, Picasso, Léger and Max Ernst would all draw inspiration from the French artist''s often innovative works.

The museum has prepared an exhibition of his most emblematic pieces, which will be on show from May 25 until September 12.