André Masson

(French, 1896–1987)

André Masson was a French artist whose work has been cited as the bridge between Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He was a noted proponent of automatic art, in which the hand is allowed to move freely across the canvas without a conscious plan in order to uncover thoughts and images from the subconscious mind. One such example, Automatic Drawing (1924), now hangs prominently in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Born on January 4, 1896 in Balagny-sur-Thérain, France, he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Belgium, and was later wounded during World War I. During the Second World War, Masson fled to the United States and worked from a farmhouse in Connecticut. His work gradually attracted the attention of the art world in New York, and Jackson Pollock is rumored to have been inspired by Masson’s Pasiphae (1944) when it was shown at Buchholz Gallery in Manhattan in 1944. In 1976, Masson’s work was the subject of a retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. He died on October 28, 1987 in Paris, France.

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Gradiva, 1939
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

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Personnage, 1960

André Masson

Personnage, 1960

Sale Date: July 4, 2010

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Les enchantements de la foret, 1972

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Les enchantements de la foret, 1972

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Nus, 1957

André Masson

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La femme à la fontaine, portrait de Suzon, 1952

André Masson

La femme à la fontaine, portrait de Suzon, 1952

Sale Date: June 28, 2010

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La brume sur le lac, 1949

André Masson

La brume sur le lac, 1949

Sale Date: June 28, 2010

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Faucon, 1947

André Masson

Sale Date: June 28, 2010

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Cavalier, 1933

André Masson

Cavalier, 1933

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Métamorphose en bleu et vert, 1955

André Masson

Métamorphose en bleu et vert, 1955

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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La statue agressive, 1969

André Masson

La statue agressive, 1969

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Chute de rochers, 1950

André Masson

Chute de rochers, 1950

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Le port fortifié

André Masson

Le port fortifié

Sale Date: June 14, 2010

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Le dessinateur, étude pour le portrait d'A. Calder

André Masson

Le dessinateur, étude pour le portrait d'A. Calder

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Leonardo da Vinci et Isabella d'Este, 1942

André Masson

Leonardo da Vinci et Isabella d'Este, 1942

Sale Date: June 22, 2010

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Métamorphoses, 1946–1961

André Masson

Métamorphoses, 1946–1961

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Le septi (portfolio of 4 w/ title, text &..., 1974

André Masson

Le septi (portfolio of 4 w/ title, text &..., 1974

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Nu au chapeau, 1940

André Masson

Nu au chapeau, 1940

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Chimère, 1941

André Masson

Chimère, 1941

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Corrida, 1962

André Masson

Corrida, 1962

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Pousuite

André Masson

Sale Date: May 28, 2010

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Senza titolo

André Masson

Sale Date: May 28, 2010

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Abstrakte figürliche Komposition

André Masson

Abstrakte figürliche Komposition

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Histoire de l'oeil (bk by Lord Auch, Georges , 1928

André Masson

Histoire de l'oeil (bk by Lord Auch, Georges , 1928

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Three nudes, 1950

André Masson

Three nudes, 1950

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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Tête d'or, 1959

André Masson

Tête d'or, 1959

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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