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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Combat de chevaux, 1929–1930

André Masson

Combat de chevaux, 1929–1930

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Dames, 1979

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L'Odyssee (set of 12), 1977–1978

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L'Odyssee (set of 12), 1977–1978

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Composition surréaliste

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Composition surréaliste

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Personnage ailé, 1933

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Personnage ailé, 1933

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Sans titre

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L'homme et l'arbre

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L'homme et l'arbre

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Figur

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Le météore, 1939

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Le météore, 1939

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Paysage cosmique, 1938

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Paysage cosmique, 1938

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Lieu totémique, 1968

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Lieu totémique, 1968

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Deux profils

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Métamorphose (+ Danse des Tournesols; 2 works), 1970

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Métamorphose (+ Danse des Tournesols; 2 works), 1970

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Orpheus (+ L'amour dans les ruines; 2..., 1970–1979

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Orpheus (+ L'amour dans les ruines; 2..., 1970–1979

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L'arme secrète (bk by Philippe Soupault w/1 work)

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L'arme secrète (bk by Philippe Soupault w/1 work)

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Poémes insoumis (bk by Lena Leclercq w/8 works)

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Poémes insoumis (bk by Lena Leclercq w/8 works)

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Regard (bk by René Crevel w/1 work)

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Regard (bk by René Crevel w/1 work)

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Le mort (2 vol. by Georges Bataille w/10 works +

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Le mort (2 vol. by Georges Bataille w/10 works +

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L'Ouragan

André Masson

Sale Date: December 13, 2008

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Une journée à Bruges, 1966

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Une journée à Bruges, 1966

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Romeral, 1934

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Romeral, 1934

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Le supplice de Promothée, 1944

André Masson

Le supplice de Promothée, 1944

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Dormeuse et veilleur, 1979

André Masson

Dormeuse et veilleur, 1979

Sale Date: December 14, 2008

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Coppia

André Masson

Sale Date: December 12, 2008

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