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

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

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Paysage du Connecticut, 1942

André Masson

Paysage du Connecticut, 1942

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Sujets divers (set of 41)

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Sujets divers (set of 41)

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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Les trois hommes de beurre

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Les trois hommes de beurre

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Chat-huant depeçant un lièvre, 1949

André Masson

Chat-huant depeçant un lièvre, 1949

Sale Date: June 27, 2014

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Le réveil de Samson, 1967

André Masson

Le réveil de Samson, 1967

Sale Date: June 27, 2014

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Sans titres (set of 2)

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Sans titres (set of 2)

Sale Date: June 23, 2014

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La beauté géométrique (IV de 3 anatomie de..., 1939

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La beauté géométrique (IV de 3 anatomie de..., 1939

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Rencontre héraldique, 1975

André Masson

Rencontre héraldique, 1975

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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L'Ombre et la proie, 1930

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L'Ombre et la proie, 1930

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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La main de Neptune XV, 1946

André Masson

La main de Neptune XV, 1946

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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Sans titre, 1957

André Masson

Sans titre, 1957

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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Personnage

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Personnage

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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Le tueurs de lapins, 1966

André Masson

Le tueurs de lapins, 1966

Sale Date: June 11, 2014

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel

Sale Date: June 5, 2014

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Croissance du désir, 1960

André Masson

Croissance du désir, 1960

Sale Date: June 11, 2014

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Compositions (2 works)

André Masson

Compositions (2 works)

Sale Date: June 11, 2014

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Roger Passeron. André Masson. Graphik (bk..., 1973

André Masson

Roger Passeron. André Masson. Graphik (bk..., 1973

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Deux Poissons, 1949

André Masson

Deux Poissons, 1949

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Turbot, Grondin, Poulpe et Rascasse, 1949

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Turbot, Grondin, Poulpe et Rascasse, 1949

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Elektra, 1964

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Elektra, 1964

Sale Date: June 6, 2014

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Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (bk by

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Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (bk by

Sale Date: June 4, 2014

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Mines de rien; Sirène; Composition (set of 3), 1950

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Mines de rien; Sirène; Composition (set of 3), 1950

Sale Date: June 5, 2014

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Les Érophages (bk w/16 works)

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Les Érophages (bk w/16 works)

Sale Date: May 21, 2014

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Terre érotique (set of 10)

André Masson

Terre érotique (set of 10)

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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