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Leonard A. Lauder on Collecting Cubism

Leonard A. Lauder discusses how he built his collection of works by Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, and Georges Braque.

Leonard A. Lauder discusses how he built his collection of works by Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, and Georges Braque.

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


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Carafe and Candlestick, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, autumn 1909
Pedestal Table, Glasses, Cups, Mandolin, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring 1911
The Smoker, Fernand Léger  French, Oil on canvas
Fernand Léger
1914
Still Life: "2ᵉ étude", Georges Braque  French, Oil, charcoal, and sand on unprimed canvas
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1914
Checkerboard and Playing Cards, Juan Gris  Spanish, Gouache, graphite, and resin on cream-colored wove paper, mounted to paperboard
Juan Gris
Paris, 1915
Drawing for "The Staircase", Fernand Léger  French, Gouache and oil on tan wove paper
Fernand Léger
1913
Trees at L'Estaque, Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
L'Estaque, summer 1908
Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome), Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
Paris, late 1909
Standing Female Nude, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Brush and black ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Pablo Picasso
Paris, winter 1906–7
Head of a Man, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Ink and charcoal on white laid paper
Pablo Picasso
Paris, late 1908
The Chocolate Pot, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Watercolor and gouache with traces of charcoal on white laid paper
Pablo Picasso
Paris, early 1909
Composition with Violin, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Charcoal, graphite, collage of found printed paper, and black ink on paper, mounted on board
Pablo Picasso
Paris, 1912
Fruit Dish and Glass, Georges Braque  French, Charcoal and cut-and-pasted printed wallpaper with gouache on white laid paper; subsequently mounted on paperboard
Georges Braque
Sorgues, autumn 1912
Still Life, Fernand Léger  French, Opaque watercolor on paper
Fernand Léger
1913
The Tugboat (recto); Related sketch (verso), Fernand Léger  French, Ink, watercolor, and graphite, and opaque watercolor on paper (recto); graphite on paper (verso)
Fernand Léger
1918
Flowers, Juan Gris  Spanish, Collage of cut printed and painted papers with black crayon, black, blue and white matte opaque paints on canvas, mounted to a honeycomb panel
Juan Gris
Paris, spring–summer 1914
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
Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau", Georges Braque  French, Oil and charcoal on canvas
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1913
Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme), Georges Braque  French, Cut-and-pasted newspaper, painted paper and wallpaper, charcoal, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1914
Still Life on a Table: "Duo pour flûte", Georges Braque  French, Oil on canvas
Georges Braque
1913–14
Bottle, Glass, and Newspaper, Georges Braque  French, Charcoal and cut-and-pasted newspaper and printed wallpaper on gessoed paperboard (commercial board from mirror backing)
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1914
Bottle of Rosé Wine, Juan Gris  Spanish, Collage of cut printed and painted papers with black and green crayon, charcoal, white, black and dark green opaque matte paints and selectively applied glaze, mounted on canvas
Juan Gris
Paris, 1914
The Man at the Café, Juan Gris  Spanish, Oil and newsprint collage on canvas
Juan Gris
Paris, winter–spring 1914
The Bottle, Juan Gris  Spanish, Conté crayon, wax crayon, gouache, watercolor, cut-and-pasted newspaper, printed wallpaper (two types), white, brown, and tan wove cut papers; adhered overall onto newspaper, mounted to primed canvas
Juan Gris
Paris, spring–summer 1914
Three Nudes, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Gouache, ink, watercolor, and charcoal on white laid paper
Pablo Picasso
Gósol, summer 1906
Nude with Raised Arm and Drapery (Study for "Les demoiselles d'Avignon"), Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, spring–summer 1907
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
Head of a Man with a Mustache, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Ink, charcoal, and graphite on newspaper
Pablo Picasso
1913
Still Life with Checked Tablecloth, Juan Gris  Spanish, Oil and graphite on canvas
Juan Gris
Paris, spring 1915