In the apartment of Léonce Rosenberg: discover the world of the art dealer at the Musée Picasso

Do you know Léonce Rosenberg? This Parisian art dealer and patron of the arts was a fervent supporter of cubist and abstract artists, seeing these movements as the quintessence of modernity. The Musée Picasso Paris invites us to plunge into his singular universe, through the exhibition Dans l'appartement de Léonce Rosenberg, presented from January 30 to May 19, 2024.

Léonce Rosenberg owned an art gallery, opened in 1918. But it was the art dealer's apartment that made the greatest impression. Fascinated by Cubism, and dreaming of himself as a leader of theartistic avant-garde between the wars, Rosenberg transformed his Parisian home in honor of the artists he loved so much.

In this apartment - where he lived with his wife and daughters - he dedicated each room to a different artist. In all, 12 painters and sculptors were honored, their creations displayed in the bedrooms, living room, dining room... By combining these new works with furniture that blended the old and the new, Léonce Rosenberg created an unusual blend of genres, crystallizing the baroque personality of this art lover.

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The Musée Picasso has thus recreated this original ensemble, bringing together this unique collection, which was dispersed in the 1930s following the financial crisis.

In a scenography recreating the art dealer's apartment, we find the great names of cubism and abstraction: Picasso, of course, but also Ferdinand Léger, Giorgio de Chirico, Georges Braque, Jean Metzinger, Francis Picabia, Gino Severini... Some forty works are presented, including the Gladiators cycle and the Transparences cycle , both exceptional for their originality and style.

Colors, shapes, style, size: each piece plunges us into a very different universe, and leaves the works to their own devices. We discover or rediscover exceptional artists and magnificent works, each detail of which captivates us.

Photographs, archive documents, letters and plans of the apartment complete the exhibition, revealing a little more about the personality and daily life of this unique art dealer.