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Pencil sketch from Picasso's notebook.
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A Picasso Sketchbook: Fantasy and Reality
In his inaugural talk at The Met, scholar Neil Cox explores Picasso’s Sketchbook No. 26, which the artist kept until his death. Deciphering written notes and Cubist drawings, Cox reveals Picasso’s drawing processes and explores connections with his other sketchbooks, paintings, drawings, and sculptures from around 1913.
Neil Cox
October 25, 2022
Professor Pepe Karmel waits to start his lecture on Cubism in front of a full bookcase.
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Essential Cubism: The Missing Chapters
New York University Professor Pepe Karmel explores the evolution of Cubism and its continuing influence in the art world.
Pepe Karmel
December 16, 2021
Cover of the book Company I Keep by Leonard Lauder with Leonard Lauder in a suit.
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The Company I Keep: An Evening with Leonard A. Lauder | MetSpeaks
Join Leonard A. Lauder as he reflects on his deep connection with museums, the arts, and New York City in a conversation with Met Director Max Hollein. Learn about Mr. Lauder's approach to building his seminal collection of Cubist art, and hear insights into his life experiences as documented in his recent memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty.
January 28, 2021
Cubist painting of a metronome in tones of gray and brown
Georges Braque's Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome), late 1909
Braque’s painting marked a critical step in advancing Cubism, but the importance of the metronome has been overlooked.
Lauren Rosati
October 5, 2020
Oil painting of nude woman sitting on a stool holding a cloth between her bent legs with a dark green background
Pablo Picasso's Seated Female Nude, Winter 1908
Discover Picasso’s walk through the Jardin des Plantes, and his encounter with Oceanic sculpture at the Musée d’histoire naturelle, that inspired a 1908 painting.
Philippe Peltier and Samuel Bronowski
October 28, 2019
Painting of two nude women and one nude man with earlier sketches and inscription in the light brown background
Pablo Picasso's Three Nudes, 1906
Learn how scholars used analytical imaging and digital manipulation to uncover a hidden drawing behind the many layers of Picasso’s Three Women (1906).
Rachel Mustalish
October 21, 2019
Oil painting looking out over a balcony onto a terraced park with geometrically formed trees in green, orange, and brown tones
Georges Braque's The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral, 1907
Get a closer look at The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral and its real-life inspiration, the Grand Hotel Château Fallet.
Rebecca Rabinow
October 14, 2019
Ink and charcoal painting of a man’s head, shoulders, and almond-shaped eyes with long strokes of black ink coming out of them
Pablo Picasso's Head of a Man, 1908
Sketches obscured beneath this portrait reveals aspects of the artist’s creative process.
Rachel Mustalish
October 7, 2019
Inside spread of a catalogue from the First International Dada Fair in 1920 featuring a Dada painting.
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Cubism Under Dada Scrutiny
Leonard A. Lauder Distinguished Scholar Adrian Sudhalter reflects on the achievements of Dada and how Dada and photography critique Cubism.
Adrian Sudhalter
December 13, 2018
Oil and charcoal painting of brown-toned cubist take on a bar or café interior with the tall shape at the center identified as a bottle of “Marc Vieux” brandy
Georges Braque's Bottle of Marc Vieux, 1912
Conservators explain the artist’s process for creating his oil and charcoal painting, Bottle of Marc Vieux.
Isabelle Duvernois
October 29, 2018