Leonard Lauder built his renowned Cubist art collection with a methodical, scholarly approach, focusing specifically on acquiring the finest examples of Cubist works from 1906-1924 by four major artists: Picasso, Braque, Léger, and Gris. Rather than simply buying trophy pieces, he sought to create a comprehensive narrative of Cubism’s development, often choosing works that filled specific gaps in the collection’s historical timeline. In 2013, he donated this collection - valued at over $1 billion and including 78 pieces - to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection is considered one of the most important groups of Cubist art ever assembled, with Lauder having spent decades carefully selecting pieces that would work together to tell the complete story of the Cubist movement. Via artcollector #ArtCollector #jewishpeople #leonardlauder