The Market for Cubism: Dealers, Galleries, and Collectors (1911–1930)

1. Kahnweiler’s Paris gallery builds an early Cubist network

   Jan 1, 1907Labels: Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris gallery, Pablo Picasso

   • Britannica
   • Picasso BCN

2. Paul Rosenberg relocates to 21 rue La Boétie

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Paul Rosenberg, 21 rue, Paris

   • BnF CCFr
   • Rosenberg Co

3. Section d’Or exhibition broadens Cubism’s buying public

   Oct 10, 1912Labels: Section d'Or, Galerie La, Salon

   • DoME Vienna
   • Wiki

4. Armory Show opens, accelerating U.S. collecting interest

   Feb 17, 1913Labels: Armory Show, New York, International Exhibition

   • DoME Vienna
   • Smithsonian AAA

5. French state seizes Kahnweiler’s stock as “enemy property”

   Dec 12, 1914Labels: Kahnweiler, French state, enemy property

   • Britannica
   • Met Galerie Simon

6. Rosenberg formalizes Cubist supply through artist contracts

   Jun 19, 1916Labels: Jean Metzinger, L once, artist contract

   • Wiki
   • Met L Effort

7. Rosenberg opens Galerie L’Effort Moderne to sustain Cubism

   Jan 1, 1918Labels: L once, Galerie L'Effort, 19 rue

   • Met L Effort
   • Met Rosenberg

8. Kahnweiler returns and opens Galerie Simon

   Sep 1, 1920Labels: Galerie Simon, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Andr Cahen

   • Met Galerie Simon
   • Britannica

9. Uhde’s Cubist collection auction signals forced market turnover

   May 30, 1921Labels: Wilhelm Uhde, H tel, auction

   • Met Uhde
   • Wiki

10. State auctions of Kahnweiler stock flood the Cubist market

    Jun 13, 1921Labels: Kahnweiler stock, H tel, French state

    • Picasso BCN
    • Met Rosenberg

11. L’Effort Moderne expands influence through publishing and debate

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: Bulletin de, L once, publishing

    • Met Rosenberg
    • Princeton GA

12. Juan Gris dies, tightening supply for a key Cubist brand

    May 11, 1927Labels: Juan Gris, artist death, Cubism

    • Wiki
    • Met Galerie Simon

13. Rosenberg’s gallery activity becomes more irregular after 1928

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: Galerie L'Effort, L once, late 1920s

    • Met L Effort
    • Met Rosenberg

14. Galerie Simon strengthens postwar Cubism through curated retrospectives

    Jun 1, 1928Labels: Galerie Simon, Juan Gris, curated retrospectives

    • Met Galerie Simon
    • Wiki

15. By 1930, Cubism’s market matures into a dealer-led legacy

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: Cubism market, dealer-led model, Kahnweiler circle

    • Met Galerie Simon
    • Met L Effort
    • BnF CCFr