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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Les sans cou (bk by Robert Desnos w/frontispiece)

André Masson

Les sans cou (bk by Robert Desnos w/frontispiece)

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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C'est les bottes de 7 lieues (bk by Robert...

André Masson

C'est les bottes de 7 lieues (bk by Robert...

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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Têtes d'animaux, 1927

André Masson

Têtes d'animaux, 1927

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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Ximenès Malinjoude (bk by Marcel Jouhandeau w/6...

André Masson

Ximenès Malinjoude (bk by Marcel Jouhandeau w/6...

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works)

André Masson

Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works)

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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Composition surréaliste aux nus, 1979

André Masson

Composition surréaliste aux nus, 1979

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Abstrakte Komposition ohne Titel, 1971

André Masson

Abstrakte Komposition ohne Titel, 1971

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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Tanzende Wesen

André Masson

Tanzende Wesen

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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Une étoile de craie (bk by Patrick Waldberg w/16

André Masson

Une étoile de craie (bk by Patrick Waldberg w/16

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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Arbres au bord de l'arc, 1948

André Masson

Arbres au bord de l'arc, 1948

Sale Date: October 10, 2009

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Das Jugendalter

André Masson

Das Jugendalter

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

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La baigneuse

André Masson

Sale Date: September 14, 2009

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Don Giovanni (+ 2 others, irgr; 3 works), 1978

André Masson

Don Giovanni (+ 2 others, irgr; 3 works), 1978

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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La Mort lors d'une table

André Masson

La Mort lors d'une table

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Je rêve (set of 5), 1975

André Masson

Je rêve (set of 5), 1975

Sale Date: October 1, 2009

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Adam und Eva (from Hommage à Dürer), 1971

André Masson

Adam und Eva (from Hommage à Dürer), 1971

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Ohne Titel

André Masson

Sale Date: September 11, 2009

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Untitled

André Masson

Sale Date: August 16, 2009

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Femme aux masques, 1979

André Masson

Femme aux masques, 1979

Sale Date: July 5, 2009

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Les Hain-Teny (9 works), 1956

André Masson

Les Hain-Teny (9 works), 1956

Sale Date: July 6, 2009

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Figura

André Masson

Sale Date: June 25, 2009

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Roger Passeron, André Masson gravures..., 1924–1972

André Masson

Roger Passeron, André Masson gravures..., 1924–1972

Sale Date: July 22, 2009

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Maurois, Les Erophages (set of 16), 1960

André Masson

Maurois, Les Erophages (set of 16), 1960

Sale Date: July 22, 2009

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: July 1, 2009

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