Critical Reception: Press Debates and Public Responses to Cubism (1907–1925)

1. Vauxcelles targets Delaunay and Metzinger’s “cubes”

   Jan 1, 1907Labels: Louis Vauxcelles, Robert Delaunay, Jean Metzinger

   • Vauxcelles

2. Salon d’Automne features Cézanne retrospective amid controversy

   Oct 1, 1907Labels: Salon d, Paul C

   • Salon d Automne

3. Salon d’Automne jury rejects Braque’s L’Estaque paintings

   Oct 1, 1908Labels: Georges Braque, Salon d

   • EBSCO

4. Braque’s Kahnweiler show sparks “little cubes” ridicule

   Nov 9, 1908Labels: Georges Braque, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

   • Met Museum
   • EBSCO

5. Vauxcelles prints the “cubes” formulation on Braque

   Nov 14, 1908Labels: Louis Vauxcelles, Georges Braque

   • EBSCO
   • Vauxcelles

6. Vauxcelles derides “bizarreries cubiques” at Indépendants

   Mar 25, 1909Labels: Louis Vauxcelles, Salon des

   • Vauxcelles

7. Salle 41 scandal at Salon des Indépendants draws headlines

   Apr 1, 1911Labels: Salle 41, Salon des

   • Salon d Automne

8. 1911 Salon d’Automne reignites public scandal over Cubism

   Oct 1, 1911Labels: Salon d, Jean Metzinger

   • Salon d Automne

9. Duchamp’s *Nude Descending* rejected by Cubist peers

   Mar 1, 1912Labels: Marcel Duchamp, Salon des

   • Duchamp Nude

10. Barcelona Cubist exhibition provokes caricatures and attacks

    Apr 20, 1912Labels: Galeries Dalmau, Barcelona

    • Dalmau
    • Duchamp Nude

11. Gleizes and Metzinger publish *Du “Cubisme”*

    Nov 1, 1912Labels: Albert Gleizes, Jean Metzinger

    • Paris Mus es
    • Du Cubisme

12. 1912 Salon d’Automne dispute reaches French Chamber of Deputies

    Dec 3, 1912Labels: Chambre des, Salon d

    • Salon d Automne
    • Woman Fan

13. Apollinaire publishes *The Cubist Painters*

    Jan 1, 1913Labels: Guillaume Apollinaire, Les Peintres

    • Cubist Painters
    • Gutenberg

14. Armory Show ignites American press backlash and satire

    Feb 17, 1913Labels: Armory Show, New York

    • Armory Show
    • WGLT

15. Kahnweiler’s *Der Weg zum Kubismus* consolidates early reception

    Jan 1, 1920Labels: Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Der Weg

    • Open Library
    • WorldCat

16. French state auctions sequestered Kahnweiler collection at Hôtel Drouot

    Nov 17, 1921Labels: H tel, French state

    • Kahnweiler

17. Final Drouot “sequestered art” sale continues Cubist controversy

    May 7, 1923Labels: Drouot sale, sequestered art

    • Kahnweiler