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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Le couple étendu, 1959

André Masson

Le couple étendu, 1959

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Couple sur fond vert

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Couple sur fond vert

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Aurore, 1946

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Variations sur l'ane d'or, 1961

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Variations sur l'ane d'or, 1961

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Héraclite, 1943

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Héraclite, 1943

Sale Date: May 4, 2006

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Aux halles la boucherie, 1967

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Aux halles la boucherie, 1967

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Le conquérant

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Le conquérant

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22 Dessins sur le thème du desir (bk by Jean , 1961

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22 Dessins sur le thème du desir (bk by Jean , 1961

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Nocturnal notebook, 1944

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Nocturnal notebook, 1944

Sale Date: April 28, 2006

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André Masson (portfolio of 5, incl. 1..., 1973

André Masson

André Masson (portfolio of 5, incl. 1..., 1973

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Les oiseaux

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Adam und Eva (from Hommage à Dürer), 1971

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Adam und Eva (from Hommage à Dürer), 1971

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Abstract female figure

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Abstract female figure

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Tourment

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Je reve (portfolio of 10), 1975

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Je reve (portfolio of 10), 1975

Sale Date: March 26, 2006

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Les amants célèbres (set of 10), 1979

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Les amants célèbres (set of 10), 1979

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La femme et l'amour, 1967

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La femme et l'amour, 1967

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Ohne Titel (Personnages), 1960–1969

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Ohne Titel (Personnages), 1960–1969

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Aux halles, la boucherie, 1967

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Aux halles, la boucherie, 1967

Sale Date: March 1, 2006

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Larves auprès d'un arbre, 1946

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Larves auprès d'un arbre, 1946

Sale Date: March 23, 2006

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Couple cosmique (fresco design for the Paris , 1938

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Couple cosmique (fresco design for the Paris , 1938

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Trois petits bonhommes de beurre, 1943

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Trois petits bonhommes de beurre, 1943

Sale Date: February 25, 2006

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Sans titre

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Sale Date: February 27, 2006

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Composition, 1940

André Masson

Composition, 1940

Sale Date: March 1, 2006

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