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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Femme attaquée par des oiseaux (from..., 1947

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Femme attaquée par des oiseaux (from..., 1947

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Chants D'Ombre (bk by Léopold Sédar Senghor..., 1976

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Chants D'Ombre (bk by Léopold Sédar Senghor..., 1976

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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L'archéologue

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L'archéologue

Sale Date: November 29, 2004

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Le fruit

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Sale Date: November 29, 2004

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L'Horizon, rue de Sevigné (study), 1965

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L'Horizon, rue de Sevigné (study), 1965

Sale Date: November 22, 2004

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Les Hain-Teny (Bk. by Jean Paulhan w/10..., 1956

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Les Hain-Teny (Bk. by Jean Paulhan w/10..., 1956

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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Dessins érotiques (portfolio of 20, incl. 5..., 1971

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Dessins érotiques (portfolio of 20, incl. 5..., 1971

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Vierges et faunes, 1965

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Vierges et faunes, 1965

Sale Date: October 27, 2004

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La Durance, 1952

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La Durance, 1952

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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La montagne Sainte Victoire au matin, 1952

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La montagne Sainte Victoire au matin, 1952

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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Les amants célèbres (portfolio of 10), 1979

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Les amants célèbres (portfolio of 10), 1979

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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Dessins érotiques (album of 20, incl. 5..., 1971

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Dessins érotiques (album of 20, incl. 5..., 1971

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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Surrealistische Kompostion in antiker..., 1930

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Surrealistische Kompostion in antiker..., 1930

Sale Date: October 23, 2004

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Surrealistische Kompostion mit zwei..., 1930

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Surrealistische Kompostion mit zwei..., 1930

Sale Date: October 23, 2004

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Personnage ailé, 1933

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Personnage ailé, 1933

Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Lune d'automne

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Lune d'automne

Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Flowering, 1966

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Flowering, 1966

Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Gargouille

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Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Essaïm, 1955

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Essaïm, 1955

Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Les bornes du passé, 1969

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Les bornes du passé, 1969

Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Suite acteur anglais III (Le roi Lear), 1970

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Suite acteur anglais III (Le roi Lear), 1970

Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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La nuit

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Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Formes

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Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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Femme

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Sale Date: October 17, 2004

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