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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Venise, 1951

André Masson

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Evocation d'un personnage, 1958

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Evocation d'un personnage, 1958

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L'étrangleur d'oiseaux, 1971

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L'étrangleur d'oiseaux, 1971

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Le mort de Georges Bataille (suite of 9,..., 1964

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Le mort de Georges Bataille (suite of 9,..., 1964

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Erotische Szene

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Erotische Szene

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Kabuki, 1955

André Masson

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Ohne Titel (from Odyssee), 1980

André Masson

Ohne Titel (from Odyssee), 1980

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Arbe, 1944

André Masson

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Aurinkokuningas

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Aurinkokuningas

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Phantasiegestalt

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Phantasiegestalt

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Metamorphose sur un champ jaune, 1983

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Metamorphose sur un champ jaune, 1983

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Caprice villageois, 1958

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Caprice villageois, 1958

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La chasse, 1929

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La chasse, 1929

Sale Date: November 8, 2006

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Serie Brunidor (4 works), 2000

André Masson

Serie Brunidor (4 works), 2000

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Les grenouilles, 1948

André Masson

Les grenouilles, 1948

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Couple

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Le coeur volé, 1960

André Masson

Le coeur volé, 1960

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Komposition mit Vogelfrau auf hellblauem..., 1972

André Masson

Komposition mit Vogelfrau auf hellblauem..., 1972

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Le septième chant (portfolio of 4, text by Alain

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Le septième chant (portfolio of 4, text by Alain

Sale Date: October 21, 2006

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La Nourrice des Oiseaux, 1947

André Masson

La Nourrice des Oiseaux, 1947

Sale Date: October 26, 2006

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Nu allongé

André Masson

Sale Date: October 22, 2006

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Tête, 1926

André Masson

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Essaim, 1955

André Masson

Sale Date: October 16, 2006

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L'homme emblématique

André Masson

L'homme emblématique

Sale Date: October 16, 2006

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