Ernst, Picabia, Léger, De Chirico... Although he is obviously less famous than his brother Paul, it is clear that Léonce Rosenberg had the eye. We can only advise you to head to the Picasso Museum which dedicates a sublime exhibition to the treasures of this little-known older brother.

If Paul's first name remains inseparable from 21 rue de La Boétie, Léonce made 75 rue de Longchamp a refuge for all the avant-gardes before the crisis of 1929 precipitated its ruin and forced it to disperse this collection lost forever... until today. Through the selection of around forty masterpieces by Georges Braque, Max Ernst and Fernand Léger, this fabulous exhibition manages to recreate the atmosphere of the eleven rooms of this opulent inter-war apartment.

The opportunity to be freely inspired by the cubic decor of the dining room, to take a stroll through the smoking room, the perfect showcase for the abstract explorations of Auguste Herbin, and to end the visit in apotheosis with the reception hall adorned with irresistible but harmless Gladiators by Giorgio de Chirico, the vestibule with the cycle of Four Seasons by Fernand Léger, the boudoir with the surrealist Jean Viollier and Madeleine's bedroom with philosophical compositions by Max Ernst. A tour from the owner with one of the most beautiful collections of the last century.

Did you know?
In the aftermath of the Great War, the time has come for reparations. On June 13, 1921, hundreds of pieces signed Vlaminck, Derain, Picasso and Van Dongen, seized from the Parisian gallery of the German dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, were put up for auction at ridiculous prices... Louis Aragon notably took away a painting by Braque for 240 francs. The painter explodes, throwing himself at Léonce Rosenberg, deemed responsible for this great sale as a sales expert. The shot goes off and the furious artist sticks his foot in his behind several times.