Masterpieces from the David & Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Manet to Picasso (MoMA)

Published in conjunction with the landmark 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Masterpieces from the David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Manet to Picasso presents a tightly curated selection of modern European masterworks drawn from one of the most influential private collections of the twentieth century. Designed under the direction of Michael Hentges and printed in Italy, the volume is notable for its refined production values: generous margins, luminous color plates, and a restrained modernist layout that mirrors MoMA's curatorial ethos. Edited by Christopher Lyon with commentary by Kirk Varnedoe, the catalogue includes works by Manet, Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Derain, Braque, and Picasso, alongside contextual essays by David Rockefeller and Richard E. Oldenburg. The clothbound book remains in Fine condition, with a clean, tight binding, bright unmarked pages, and sharp gilt titling; the dust jacket is Near Fine, showing only the slightest handling. A foundational reference for modern art collectors, this catalogue stands as both a scholarly resource and a quietly luxurious object - representative of MoMA's highest publishing standards and the Rockefeller family's enduring influence on museum collecting. Kirk Varnedoe (1946-2003) was Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art and one of the most influential American art historians of his generation, known for reshaping the interpretation of modernism.…