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
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

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Au coeur de la forêt, 1931–1932

André Masson

Au coeur de la forêt, 1931–1932

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Face et profil, 1979

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Face et profil, 1979

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La Sainte Fleur du Plaisir, 1942

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La Sainte Fleur du Plaisir, 1942

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The dove, 1960

André Masson

The dove, 1960

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Study for

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Study for "L'Aspiration", 1954

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Je Reve portfolio, 1975

André Masson

Je Reve portfolio, 1975

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Les Dolomites, 1954

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Les Dolomites, 1954

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Leda, 1954

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Étude pour les Erophages, 1958–1960

André Masson

Étude pour les Erophages, 1958–1960

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Attaque par des oiseaux, 1973

André Masson

Attaque par des oiseaux, 1973

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Étude pour les Erophages, 1958–1960

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Étude pour les Erophages, 1958–1960

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La mythologie de l'être

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La mythologie de l'être

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Massacre, 1932

André Masson

Massacre, 1932

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Palper le sein de l'espace (Les chants de...

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Palper le sein de l'espace (Les chants de...

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Sisyphus

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La migration aquatique, 1959

André Masson

La migration aquatique, 1959

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BENOIT, Pierre André. L’Inutile parole...., 1984

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BENOIT, Pierre André. L’Inutile parole...., 1984

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LÉVÊQUE, Jean-Jacques, et André MASSON. Le..., 1964

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LÉVÊQUE, Jean-Jacques, et André MASSON. Le..., 1964

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CREVEL, René, et André MASSON. Regard...., 1964

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CREVEL, René, et André MASSON. Regard...., 1964

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PROUST, Marcel, et André MASSON. Scrupule de , 1966

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PROUST, Marcel, et André MASSON. Scrupule de , 1966

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BENOIT, Pierre André, et André MASSON]...., 1960

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BENOIT, Pierre André, et André MASSON]...., 1960

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Femme servant de table (troisième tirage), 1942

André Masson

Femme servant de table (troisième tirage), 1942

Sale Date: February 6, 2020

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Torse d'homme, 1926

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Torse d'homme, 1926

Sale Date: February 5, 2020

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Hèos pleurant pour Titon, 1927

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Hèos pleurant pour Titon, 1927

Sale Date: December 15, 2019

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