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.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art, Prints and Multiples, Surrealism

Related Artists

Georges Bataille, André Breton, Max Ernst, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Gradiva, 1939
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

André Masson Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

André Masson (6,509 results)
LES DINDONS, 1947

André Masson

LES DINDONS, 1947

Sale Date: June 30, 2022

Auction Closed

Rascasses, 1955

André Masson

Rascasses, 1955

Sale Date: June 30, 2022

Auction Closed

L'oiseau a la fin du jour, 1951

André Masson

L'oiseau a la fin du jour, 1951

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

Auction Closed

Fleurs, 1951–1952

André Masson

Fleurs, 1951–1952

Sale Date: June 24, 2022

Auction Closed

Lavandiéres, 1954–1955

André Masson

Lavandiéres, 1954–1955

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

Auction Closed

Scène antique, 1979

André Masson

Scène antique, 1979

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

Auction Closed

La libération de Paris, 1944

André Masson

La libération de Paris, 1944

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Groupe d'un musée secret, 1970

André Masson

Groupe d'un musée secret, 1970

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Paris dans la brume, 1953

André Masson

Paris dans la brume, 1953

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Les Satyres, 1936

André Masson

Les Satyres, 1936

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Torrent à New Preston, ciraca 1944/45, 1944–1945

André Masson

Torrent à New Preston, ciraca 1944/45, 1944–1945

Sale Date: June 17, 2022

Auction Closed

Les cartes postales, 1924–1925

André Masson

Les cartes postales, 1924–1925

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

Auction Closed

Projet pour scène paysanne, 1946

André Masson

Projet pour scène paysanne, 1946

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

Auction Closed

Trophées érotiques, 1962

André Masson

Trophées érotiques, 1962

Sale Date: June 28, 2022

Auction Closed

Frisson d’eau sur la mousse

André Masson

Frisson d’eau sur la mousse

Sale Date: June 24, 2022

Auction Closed

L’extase, 1986–1987

André Masson

L’extase, 1986–1987

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

Auction Closed

Sans titre, c.1930, 1930

André Masson

Sans titre, c.1930, 1930

Sale Date: June 14, 2022

Auction Closed

Akt mit Flügel, 1950

André Masson

Akt mit Flügel, 1950

Sale Date: June 14, 2022

Auction Closed

Dessins érotiques

André Masson

Dessins érotiques

Sale Date: June 18, 2022

Auction Closed

Dessins érotiques. S.l. : Tchou, 1971. —..., 1970

André Masson

Dessins érotiques. S.l. : Tchou, 1971. —..., 1970

Sale Date: June 17, 2022

Auction Closed

8 sheets from Le mort by Georges Bataille, 1964

André Masson

8 sheets from Le mort by Georges Bataille, 1964

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

Auction Closed

4 sheets: Sans titre (Untitled), 1963

André Masson

4 sheets: Sans titre (Untitled), 1963

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

Auction Closed

Le loup et la vierge, 1959

André Masson

Le loup et la vierge, 1959

Sale Date: July 1, 2022

Auction Closed

Le Satyre, 1960

André Masson

Le Satyre, 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2022

Auction Closed

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.