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Leonard A. Lauder on Collecting Cubism

Oct 14, 2014 3 MINUTES

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

Artworks in this video

Three Nudes
Three Nudes
Pablo Picasso
Standing Female Nude
Standing Female Nude
Pablo Picasso
Head of a Man
Head of a Man
Pablo Picasso
Head of a Woman (Fernande)
Head of a Woman (Fernande)
Pablo Picasso
Book and Glass
Book and Glass
Juan Gris
The Man at the Café
The Man at the Café
Juan Gris
Bottle of Rosé Wine
Bottle of Rosé Wine
Juan Gris
The Bottle
The Bottle
Juan Gris
Flowers
Flowers
Juan Gris
Composition with Violin
Composition with Violin
Pablo Picasso
Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme)
Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme)
Georges Braque
Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome)
Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome)
Georges Braque
Still Life: "2ᵉ étude"
Still Life: "2ᵉ étude"
Georges Braque
Still Life on a Table: "Duo pour flûte"
Still Life on a Table: "Duo pour flûte"
Georges Braque
Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau"
Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau"
Georges Braque
Carafe and Candlestick
Carafe and Candlestick
Pablo Picasso
The Scallop Shell: "Notre Avenir est dans l'Air"
The Scallop Shell: "Notre Avenir est dans l'Air"
Pablo Picasso
The Smoker
The Smoker
Fernand Léger
Checkerboard and Playing Cards
Checkerboard and Playing Cards
Juan Gris
Nude with Raised Arm and Drapery (Study for "Les demoiselles d'Avignon")
Nude with Raised Arm and Drapery (Study for "Les demoiselles d'Avignon")
Pablo Picasso
Trees at L'Estaque
Trees at L'Estaque
Georges Braque
Drawing for "The Staircase"
Drawing for "The Staircase"
Fernand Léger
Still Life
Still Life
Fernand Léger
Pedestal Table, Glasses, Cups, Mandolin
Pedestal Table, Glasses, Cups, Mandolin
Pablo Picasso
Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome)
Still Life with Metronome (Still Life with Mandola and Metronome)
Georges Braque
Fruit Dish and Glass
Fruit Dish and Glass
Georges Braque
The Tugboat (recto); Related sketch (verso)
The Tugboat (recto); Related sketch (verso)
Fernand Léger
Composition with Violin
Composition with Violin
Pablo Picasso
Head of a Man with a Mustache
Head of a Man with a Mustache
Pablo Picasso
Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme)
Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme)
Georges Braque
Bottle, Glass, and Newspaper
Bottle, Glass, and Newspaper
Georges Braque
Still Life with Checked Tablecloth
Still Life with Checked Tablecloth
Juan Gris
The Chocolate Pot
The Chocolate Pot
Pablo Picasso

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