The big show draws generously on the d'Orsay in Paris. It includes as many copies after the great ones as curators could find in Gachet's circle. Derousse actually made me look forward to Gachet's and his son's own oils and etchings. It also wants to claim a debt in both to the man of the hour, Gachet. As a result, however, it misses a chance to show what made art of that time so great.
Copies hang on their own walls, with works clustered by artist.
That arrangement helps maintain the impact of van Gogh's best work, but it forces anyone interested in the differences a copy or outright fake makes to take some long, unproductive walks. One should not take so easily for granted the distinction between a copy and the original. Postmodernists might even prefer to confuse them . Another is to keep one's sense of humor touring a museum . Certainly another is the thrill of the finer works barely two rooms away, in the permanent collection.