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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Couple cosmique, 1938

André Masson

Couple cosmique, 1938

Sale Date: February 1, 2005

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Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

André Masson

Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Silhouettes

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Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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Forêt, 1955

André Masson

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Three Graces

André Masson

Sale Date: December 14, 2004

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Sonnets (album of 10, incl. bk.), 1972

André Masson

Sonnets (album of 10, incl. bk.), 1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2004

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: December 12, 2004

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Le feu, 1957

André Masson

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Sans titre, 1943

André Masson

Sans titre, 1943

Sale Date: December 12, 2004

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Génèse d'une métamorphose, 1973

André Masson

Génèse d'une métamorphose, 1973

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Composition (+ 2 others similar; 3 works), 1973

André Masson

Composition (+ 2 others similar; 3 works), 1973

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Les gorgones, 1933

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Les gorgones, 1933

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Le casse-croûte, 1923

André Masson

Le casse-croûte, 1923

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Le livre ouvert, 1924

André Masson

Le livre ouvert, 1924

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Rivière en automne, 1950

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Rivière en automne, 1950

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Forêt pétrifiée, 1923

André Masson

Forêt pétrifiée, 1923

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Nuée, 1934

André Masson

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Femme servant de table, 1942–1987

André Masson

Femme servant de table, 1942–1987

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: December 6, 2004

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Filles de la rue Saint Denis, 1958

André Masson

Filles de la rue Saint Denis, 1958

Sale Date: December 6, 2004

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La toilette de la mariée, 1950

André Masson

La toilette de la mariée, 1950

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Homme endormi (+ Männliche Figur im Profil..., 1922

André Masson

Homme endormi (+ Männliche Figur im Profil..., 1922

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Aux Halles la boucherie, 1967

André Masson

Aux Halles la boucherie, 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Cigales naissantes, 1955

André Masson

Cigales naissantes, 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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