Research Resources
La Fin du monde: A Modernist Book
This digital research project brings together—for the first time—interactive scans of two versions of an artist’s book: La Fin du monde filmée par l’Ange N.-D. (The End of the World Filmed by the Angel of Notre Dame), written by poet Blaise Cendrars and illustrated by artist Fernand Léger in 1919.
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Index
A collaboratively authored directory of entities and individuals that made significant contributions to the promotion and dissemination of international modern art.
Primary Source
Explore previously unpublished notes written by the Czech art historian Vincenc Kramář following his visit to Picasso’s 1913 exhibition at the Moderne Galerie in Munich. Read Nicholas Sawicki's accompanying essay.
Videos
Watch scholars, artists, and Research Center team members share their work. Lectures and programs are produced by the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art.
Publications
Browse catalogues produced to accompany exhibitions at The Met that explore cubism and modern art.
Research the Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Literary Posters, held by the Department of Drawings and Prints, whose focus is American posters advertising magazines, journals, newspapers, and books from the turn of the twentieth century.
The Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection at The Met
Research the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, held by the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, including works by Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, and Pablo Picasso.
Provenance Marks
Examine a selection of archival labels and stamps found on the backs of works in the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, revealing sales and exhibition histories.
Essays
Learn more about the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection through these short, illustrated investigations of specific artworks written by scholars, curators, and conservators.
