14 DAY TRIAL // The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has received a substantial donation of cubist art works from cosmetics giant Leonard Lauder.
Lauder inherited the estate of his mother, Estee Lauder, and is an avid collector that has put together a sizable display of well-known pieces.
His donation to the Met includes 78 items, of which 33 are Picassos and 17 are Braques, Inquisitr informs. It has been valued at a whopping $1 billion (€764 million).
Two of the Picassos, the 1912 The Scallop Shell (Notre avenir est dans l’air) and the Woman In An Armchair (Eva), finished in 1913, are displayed above, listed from left to right.
Braque’s Trees At L’Estaque and The Violin (Mozart/Kubelick) are also featured in the collection, as are some paintings by Légers and Gris.