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
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La baigneuse

André Masson

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Le bois de Clamart, Île de France, 1923

André Masson

Le bois de Clamart, Île de France, 1923

Sale Date: April 29, 2009

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La nuit

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Figürliche Komposition

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Figürliche Komposition

Sale Date: April 24, 2009

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Tragédiens et massacres

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Tragédiens et massacres

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Arbre

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Sans titre

André Masson

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La présentation du modèle

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La présentation du modèle

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Sin titulo

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Odyssee (set of 12), 1973

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Odyssee (set of 12), 1973

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Couple

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Sale Date: March 31, 2009

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Terre sur terre (bk by Tristan Tzara w/1 work)

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Terre sur terre (bk by Tristan Tzara w/1 work)

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Chansons (bk by Philippe Soupault w/1 work)

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Chansons (bk by Philippe Soupault w/1 work)

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Komposition

André Masson

Sale Date: March 26, 2009

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works)

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works)

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Paysage provencal, 1987

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Paysage provencal, 1987

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

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L'Odyssée (12 works)

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L'Odyssée (12 works)

Sale Date: March 29, 2009

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La graine et l'etolie, 1956

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La graine et l'etolie, 1956

Sale Date: March 31, 2009

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Les sans cou (bk by Robert Desnos w/1 work)

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Les sans cou (bk by Robert Desnos w/1 work)

Sale Date: March 27, 2009

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C'est les bottes de 7 lieues cette phrase je me...

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C'est les bottes de 7 lieues cette phrase je me...

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L'anus solaire (bk by Georges Bataille w/ 3 works)

André Masson

L'anus solaire (bk by Georges Bataille w/ 3 works)

Sale Date: March 27, 2009

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Le con d'Irene (bk by Louis Aragon w/5 works)

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Le con d'Irene (bk by Louis Aragon w/5 works)

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Portrait de Luis, 1944

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Portrait de Luis, 1944

Sale Date: March 23, 2009

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Ouragan

André Masson

Sale Date: February 25, 2009

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