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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Deux figures

André Masson

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Les cartes postales de Paris

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Les cartes postales de Paris

Sale Date: November 9, 2007

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Éclosion, 1947

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Éclosion, 1947

Sale Date: November 8, 2007

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Les silènes, 1931

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Les silènes, 1931

Sale Date: November 8, 2007

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Mauvaise rencontre, 1928–1929

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Mauvaise rencontre, 1928–1929

Sale Date: November 8, 2007

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Le soleil à travers les branches, 1950

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Le soleil à travers les branches, 1950

Sale Date: November 8, 2007

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La brume sur le lac, 1949

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La brume sur le lac, 1949

Sale Date: October 22, 2007

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Perdrix et grenade, 1950

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Perdrix et grenade, 1950

Sale Date: October 22, 2007

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Richard IIII, acteurs anglais, I, 1972

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Richard IIII, acteurs anglais, I, 1972

Sale Date: October 22, 2007

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Le langage des fleurs (+ Baigneuse couchée;..., 1938

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Le langage des fleurs (+ Baigneuse couchée;..., 1938

Sale Date: October 22, 2007

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Sous bois, 1923

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Sous bois, 1923

Sale Date: October 22, 2007

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Sorcellerie, 1959

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Sorcellerie, 1959

Sale Date: October 20, 2007

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Nu à la fontaine, 1949

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Nu à la fontaine, 1949

Sale Date: October 20, 2007

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Figürliche Komposition, 1978

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Figürliche Komposition, 1978

Sale Date: October 26, 2007

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La lune (+ Le soleil; 2 works)

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La lune (+ Le soleil; 2 works)

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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Filles et lansquenets, 1968

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Filles et lansquenets, 1968

Sale Date: October 5, 2007

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Bosquet de femmes, 1969

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Bosquet de femmes, 1969

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Une Etoile Craie (+ 15 others; portfolio of..., 1973

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Une Etoile Craie (+ 15 others; portfolio of..., 1973

Sale Date: September 15, 2007

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Le septième chant (portfolio of 4..., 1974

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Le septième chant (portfolio of 4..., 1974

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Féminaire (portfolio of 21 w/justif.)

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Féminaire (portfolio of 21 w/justif.)

Sale Date: September 9, 2007

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La velleda

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Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Ohne Titel

André Masson

Sale Date: September 14, 2007

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Une étoile de craie (portfolio of 16 w/text by...

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Une étoile de craie (portfolio of 16 w/text by...

Sale Date: September 26, 2007

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Fantomas, 1965

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Fantomas, 1965

Sale Date: August 12, 2007

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