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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Minotaure, I (Le grand), 1942

André Masson

Minotaure, I (Le grand), 1942

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Judith und Holofernes

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Judith und Holofernes

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Leda und der Schwan

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Leda und der Schwan

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Ruines Animés

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Ruines Animés

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Recontre (+ Les Demeures D'Hypnos; 2..., 1975–1976

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Recontre (+ Les Demeures D'Hypnos; 2..., 1975–1976

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Bonjour Max Ernst (Les Nymphes de..., 1975

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Bonjour Max Ernst (Les Nymphes de..., 1975

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Errance dans le jardin d'Eros (+ Ohne..., 1964–1975

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Errance dans le jardin d'Eros (+ Ohne..., 1964–1975

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Untitled (from La mysticite charnelle), 1976

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Untitled (from La mysticite charnelle), 1976

Sale Date: December 3, 2009

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Les suppliciés, 1961

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Les suppliciés, 1961

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Paysage de montagnes

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Paysage de montagnes

Sale Date: December 1, 2009

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Danse, 1978

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Sale Date: December 1, 2009

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Violence

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Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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Dessin érotique, 1955

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Dessin érotique, 1955

Sale Date: November 23, 2009

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Initiation I, 1956

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Initiation I, 1956

Sale Date: November 20, 2009

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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Lunatiques

André Masson

Sale Date: November 20, 2009

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Deux personnages masqués se disputant le..., 1973

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Deux personnages masqués se disputant le..., 1973

Sale Date: November 13, 2009

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Massacre, 1932, 1931–1932

André Masson

Massacre, 1932, 1931–1932

Sale Date: November 13, 2009

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Portrait de Luis, 1944

André Masson

Portrait de Luis, 1944

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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L'espoir (2 vol. by André Masson w/works, folio)

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L'espoir (2 vol. by André Masson w/works, folio)

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Composition

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Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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Sisyphe, 1960

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Sisyphe, 1960

Sale Date: November 3, 2009

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Wave of the future, 1974

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Wave of the future, 1974

Sale Date: November 4, 2009

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Mines de rien (bk by Robert Desnos w/4 works)

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Mines de rien (bk by Robert Desnos w/4 works)

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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