Collecting Cubism

The ninth-annual Women and the Critical Eye program featuring a conversation between Emily Braun and Rebecca Rabinow, who discuss Leonard Lauder's criteria for collecting, including the importance of the "aesthetic wow," rarity, state of conservation, and attention to a work's curriculum vitae.

Rebecca Rabinow

and

Emily Braun

July 23, 2014

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The ninth-annual Women and the Critical Eye program featuring a conversation between Emily Braun and Rebecca Rabinow, who discuss Leonard Lauder's criteria for collecting, including the importance of the "aesthetic wow," rarity, state of conservation, and attention to a work's curriculum vitae.

Emily Braun, Distinguished Professor, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York, Curator of the Leonard A. Lauder Collection

Rebecca Rabinow, Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Modern Art, Curator in Charge of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Organized by the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Contributors

Rebecca Rabinow
Former Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Modern Art and Curator in Charge of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center

Emily Braun
Distinguished Professor at Hunter College

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The Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L'Estaque, Paul Cézanne French, Oil on canvas — The Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L'Estaque
Paul Cézanne
ca. 1885

Antigraceful, Umberto Boccioni Italian, Bronze — Antigraceful
Umberto Boccioni
1913, cast 1950

The Smoker, Juan Gris Spanish, Charcoal, crayon, and wash on paper — The Smoker
Juan Gris
1913

Self-Portrait, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas mounted on honeycomb panel — Self-Portrait
Pablo Picasso
1906

Pedestal Table, Glasses, Cups, Mandolin, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas — Pedestal Table, Glasses, Cups, Mandolin
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1911

Trees at L'Estaque, Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — Trees at L'Estaque
Georges Braque
L'Estaque, summer 1908

Still Life with Dice, Georges Braque French, Charcoal on paper — Still Life with Dice
Georges Braque
Paris, summer 1911

Houses under the Trees, Fernand Léger French, Oil on canvas — Houses under the Trees
Fernand Léger
1913

Book and Glass, Juan Gris Spanish, Collage of cut printed and painted papers, blue paper and tracing paper, with black and blue-green crayon, charcoal and and black oil paint on canvas, mounted to a honeycomb panel — Book and Glass
Juan Gris
Paris, spring 1914

Woman in a Chemise in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas — Woman in a Chemise in an Armchair
Pablo Picasso
Paris, late 1913–early 1914

Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau", Georges Braque French, Oil and charcoal on canvas — Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau"
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1913

The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral, Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral
Georges Braque
L'Estaque and Paris, autumn 1907

The Castle of La Roche-Guyon, Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — The Castle of La Roche-Guyon
Georges Braque
La Roche-Guyon, summer 1909

Mandolin and Fruit Dish, Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — Mandolin and Fruit Dish
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1909

Still Life with Clarinet (Bottle and Clarinet), Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — Still Life with Clarinet (Bottle and Clarinet)
Georges Braque
Céret, summer–autumn 1911

Bottle of Rum, Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — Bottle of Rum
Georges Braque
Paris, spring 1914

Woman with a Book, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas — Woman with a Book
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1909

Cup, Glasses, and Bottle (Le Journal), Juan Gris Spanish, Conté crayon, gouache, oil, cut-and-pasted newspaper, white laid paper, printed wallpaper (three types), selectively varnished; adhered overall onto a sheet of newspaper, mounted to primed canvas — Cup, Glasses, and Bottle (Le Journal)
Juan Gris
Paris, spring–summer 1914

Composition (The Typographer), Fernand Léger French, Oil on canvas — Composition (The Typographer)
Fernand Léger
1918–19

Three Nudes, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Gouache, ink, watercolor, and charcoal on white laid paper — Three Nudes
Pablo Picasso
Gósol, summer 1906

The Oil Mill, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas — The Oil Mill
Pablo Picasso
Horta de Ebro (present-day Horta de Sant Joan), summer 1909

Nude Woman with Guitar, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Charcoal on primed canvas — Nude Woman with Guitar
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1909

Head of a Woman (Fernande), Pablo Picasso Spanish, Bronze — Head of a Woman (Fernande)
Pablo Picasso
Clay original: Paris, autumn 1909; Plaster model: Paris, late 1910; Bronze cast: Foundry Désiré or Florentin Godard, Paris, made to order for Ambroise Vollard between July 27, 1926, and March 11, 1927

The Scallop Shell: "Notre Avenir est dans l'Air", Pablo Picasso Spanish, Enamel and oil on canvas — The Scallop Shell: "Notre Avenir est dans l'Air"
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1912

The Absinthe Glass, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Painted bronze and perforated tin absinthe spoon — The Absinthe Glass
Pablo Picasso
Wax original: Paris, spring 1914; Bronze cast: Foundry Florentin Godard, Paris, made to order for Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler by April 16, 1914