Cubism

An innovative new history of Cubism told through some of the most significant artworks ever produced, drawn from a distinguished private collection

This groundbreaking new history of Cubism, based on works from the most significant private collection in the world today, is written by many of the field’s premier art historians and scholars. The collection, recently donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, includes 80 works by Picasso, Braque, Gris, and Léger and is unsurpassed in the number of masterpieces and iconic pieces deemed critical to the development of Cubism.
 
Twenty-two essays explore various facets of Cubism from its origins and consider small groupings of works in light of specific themes—such as a study by neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel on Cubism and the science of perception. Also included is a fascinating interview in which Lauder discusses his approach to collecting. This is a work to place beside other great histories of Modernism.  It is a comprehensive, copiously illustrated book that offers a greater understanding of Cubism and will stand as a resource on this pioneering style for many years to come.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(10/20/14–02/16/15)

“Winner of the 2015 Henry Allen Moe Prize given annually by the New York State Historical Association.”

"Lavishly illustrated, this groundbreaking new history of Cubism is told through important works by Braque, Gris, Leger and Picasso from the Leonard A. Lauder collection."—Apollo Magazine

Both Emily Braun and Rebecca Rabinow received First Place Awards for the 2014 Awards of Excellence for Catalogue Publication, sponsored by the Association of Art Museum Curators

Winner of the 2015 Henry Allen Moe Prize given annually by the New York State Historical Association

Emily Braun is distinguished professor at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, New York. Rebecca Rabinow is curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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