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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L'Oeuf rouge, 1925

André Masson

L'Oeuf rouge, 1925

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Rue Saint-Denis, 1956

André Masson

Rue Saint-Denis, 1956

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Ciel érotique

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Ciel érotique

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Costa Brava, 1943

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Costa Brava, 1943

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Paysage, 1954

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Paysage, 1954

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Profil, 1946

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Chimera

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Torse d'homme, 1947

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Torse d'homme, 1947

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Aurore

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Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Femme pétrissante, 1944

André Masson

Femme pétrissante, 1944

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Nus, 1928

André Masson

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Scène érotique

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Scène érotique

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Corps animé

André Masson

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Femme et minotaure, 1962

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Femme et minotaure, 1962

Sale Date: December 4, 2007

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Animaux, 1929

André Masson

Animaux, 1929

Sale Date: December 4, 2007

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Untitled

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Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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La nourrice des oiseaux

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La nourrice des oiseaux

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Les sans cou (bk by Desnos with one work), 1934

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Les sans cou (bk by Desnos with one work), 1934

Sale Date: November 22, 2007

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L'Anus Solaire (bk by Georges Bataille with..., 1931

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L'Anus Solaire (bk by Georges Bataille with..., 1931

Sale Date: November 22, 2007

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Le con d'Irène (bk by Louis Aragon with 5..., 1928

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Le con d'Irène (bk by Louis Aragon with 5..., 1928

Sale Date: November 22, 2007

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L'Eté, 1935

André Masson

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Le Jardin, 1931

André Masson

Le Jardin, 1931

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Liberté, 1942

André Masson

Liberté, 1942

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Insectes dans l'herbe, 1931

André Masson

Insectes dans l'herbe, 1931

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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