Andrew Lambirth

The man who brought Cubism to New York

Plus: new shows of work by Derek Hyatt, Anthony Caro, George Kennethson and Eileen Agar

‘Moonrise and Pale Dancer’ by Derek Hyatt 
issue 20 September 2014

  • Max Weber: An American Cubist in Paris and London, 1905–15

    Ben Uri, 108a Boundary Road, NW8, until 17 October

  • Derek Hyatt: Time Glides in Secret

    Art Space Gallery, 84 St Peter’s Street, N1, until 17 October

The American Jewish artist Max Weber (1881–1961) was born in Belostok in Russia (now Bialystok in Poland), and although he visited this country twice (he came to London in 1906 and 1908), it was the experience of continental Europe — and particularly Paris — that was crucial for his development.

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