Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection at Met Museum Closes Monday, February 16, 2015 Our Coverage Sponsored by Pacicco & Pacicco
Juan Gris. Still Life with Checked Tablecloth, spring 1915. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Purchase, Leonard A. Lauder Gift, 2014
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Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, closes on Monday, February 16.
This major exhibition of the essential Cubists—Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, and Pablo Picasso—traces the invention and development of Cubism using iconic examples from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection, with its unparalleled holdings in this foundational modernist movement. The exhibition marks the first time that the Collection, which Mr. Lauder pledged to the Museum in April 2013, is shown in its entirety. It features 81 paintings, works on paper, and sculpture: 17 by Braque, 15 by Gris, 15 by Léger, and 34 by Picasso.
Where: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
When: Through Monday, February 16, 2015
Contact: Alexandra Kozlakowski, 212-570-3951, or communications@metmuseum.org
VISITOR INFORMATION
Main Building
Friday-Saturday
10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday
10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Cloisters museum and gardens
March-October
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November-February
10:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Both locations will be closed January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25, and the main building will also be closed the first Monday in May.
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