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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Les amants célèbres (portfolio of 10), 1979

André Masson

Les amants célèbres (portfolio of 10), 1979

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Portrait René Crevel (from La Mysticité..., 1976

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Portrait René Crevel (from La Mysticité..., 1976

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Les demeures d'hypnos (from Les Demeures..., 1976

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Les demeures d'hypnos (from Les Demeures..., 1976

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Étude pour deux hommes dans la fôret (+..., 1931

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Étude pour deux hommes dans la fôret (+..., 1931

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Le ruisselet, 1931

André Masson

Le ruisselet, 1931

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Paysage du morvan (study), 1930

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Paysage du morvan (study), 1930

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La chasse (study), 1931

André Masson

La chasse (study), 1931

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La chasse (study), 1931

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La chasse (study), 1931

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Hôtel des automates, 1942

André Masson

Hôtel des automates, 1942

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Judith et Holopherne, 1946

André Masson

Judith et Holopherne, 1946

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La sorcière, 1942

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La sorcière, 1942

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Ville crânienne, 1940

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Ville crânienne, 1940

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Andromède, 1972

André Masson

Andromède, 1972

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Nus, 1927

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Orphée, 1938

André Masson

Orphée, 1938

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Ville crânienne, 1940

André Masson

Ville crânienne, 1940

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Pour Justine, 1927–1928

André Masson

Pour Justine, 1927–1928

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Etude pour la couverture du livre Anatomy of , 1941

André Masson

Etude pour la couverture du livre Anatomy of , 1941

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A.R.M. pour André et Rose Masson, 1942

André Masson

A.R.M. pour André et Rose Masson, 1942

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Portrait de Louis Jouvet, 1945–1946

André Masson

Portrait de Louis Jouvet, 1945–1946

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Iphigénie en Tauride (Le songe d'Oreste), 1952

André Masson

Iphigénie en Tauride (Le songe d'Oreste), 1952

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Au bord de l'abîme, 1962

André Masson

Au bord de l'abîme, 1962

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Euclide

André Masson

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: June 27, 2005

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