Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Still life with a jug, (detail) 1937, oil on canvas, 46,3 x 64,8 cm, David Nahmad Collection, Monaco. © Picasso Estate 2016 © Photo: David Nahmad Collection, Monaco

It brings together around sixty masterpieces of modern art (Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Marie Laurencin, etc.), some unpublished in France and coming from major public collections such as the Center Pompidou, the Museum d'Orsay, the Picasso Museum in Paris, or the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, or important private collections such as that of David Nahmad. Many works are directly linked to the merchant, having passed through his galleries, in Paris or New York, while others refer to the historical and artistic context of the time.

Designed by Tempora and produced by Culturespaces, this exhibition benefits from the active support of Paul Rosenberg's granddaughter, Anne Sinclair, author of the eponymous book 21 rue La Boétie (published by Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, 2012).

Passionate art dealer, wise businessman and enlightened amateur, Paul Rosenberg was the friend and agent of the greatest artists of his time, who would become undisputed masters of modern art. His mythical gallery served as a pivot for modern painting in France, and more widely in Europe and the United States. The career of Paul Rosenberg makes it possible to understand under a new prism the double turning point, in the history of art, which represents the emergence of modern art, then, in the turmoil of the Second World War, the displacement from the world center of art history from Paris to New York, in the midst of the Second World War crisis. Combining art history, social and political history, the exhibition highlights a crucial moment of the XNUMXth century, of which Paul Rosenberg was an emblematic witness, both actor and victim.

After the La Boverie Museum in Liège, the coming of the 21 rue La Boétie exhibition at the Maillol Museum is part of the museum's new program, implemented by Culturespaces, and refocused on modern and contemporary art. It resonates with the links that Paul Rosenberg maintained with Aristide Maillol, whom the merchant defended in his gallery.

The exhibition is curated by Elie Barnavi, Benoît Remiche, Isabelle Benoit, Vincent Delvaux and François Henrard, from the Tempora team. Elaine Rosenberg, daughter-in-law of Paul Rosenberg, in New York, made her archives available, and Anne Sinclair is the godmother of the exhibition.

Pratical information

Maillol Museum
61 rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
Phone: + 33 (0) 1 42 22 57 25

Subway: Rue du Bac, line 12.
Bus n ° 63, 68, 69, 83 and 84.

Opening time
The museum is open every day during the temporary exhibition period, from 10:30 a.m. to 18:30 p.m.
Friday evening until 21:30 p.m.

Prices
Full price: € 13
Reduced price: 11 €

For more information : www.museemaillol.com