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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.

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
Paul Cézanne
ca. 1885
Antigraceful, Umberto Boccioni  Italian, Bronze
Umberto Boccioni
1913, cast 1950
The Smoker, Juan Gris  Spanish, Charcoal, crayon, and wash on paper
Juan Gris
1913
Self-Portrait, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas mounted on honeycomb panel
Pablo Picasso
1906
Pedestal Table, Glasses, Cups, Mandolin, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1911
Trees at L'Estaque, Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
L'Estaque, summer 1908
Still Life with Dice, Georges Braque  French, Charcoal on paper
Georges Braque
Paris, summer 1911
Houses under the Trees, Fernand Léger  French, Oil on canvas
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
Juan Gris
Paris, spring 1914
Woman in a Chemise in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, late 1913–early 1914
Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau", Georges Braque  French, Oil and charcoal on canvas
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1913
The Terrace at the Hôtel Mistral, Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
L'Estaque and Paris, autumn 1907
The Castle of La Roche-Guyon, Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
La Roche-Guyon, summer 1909
Mandolin and Fruit Dish, Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1909
Still Life with Clarinet (Bottle and Clarinet), Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
Céret, summer–autumn 1911
Bottle of Rum, Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
Paris, spring 1914
Woman with a Book, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
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
Juan Gris
Paris, spring–summer 1914
Composition (The Typographer), Fernand Léger  French, Oil on canvas
Fernand Léger
1918–19
Three Nudes, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Gouache, ink, watercolor, and charcoal on white laid paper
Pablo Picasso
Gósol, summer 1906
The Oil Mill, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Horta de Ebro (present-day Horta de Sant Joan), summer 1909
Nude Woman with Guitar, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Charcoal on primed canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1909
Head of a Woman (Fernande), Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Bronze
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
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1912
The Absinthe Glass, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Painted bronze and perforated tin absinthe spoon
Pablo Picasso
Wax original: Paris, spring 1914; Bronze cast: Foundry Florentin Godard, Paris, made to order for Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler by April 16, 1914