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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Paris, l'Ile Saint-Louis, 1946

André Masson

Paris, l'Ile Saint-Louis, 1946

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Iris, 1951

André Masson

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Délire érotique

André Masson

Délire érotique

Sale Date: October 24, 2011

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Femme servant de table, 1941

André Masson

Femme servant de table, 1941

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Nu de dos

André Masson

Sale Date: October 10, 2011

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Les europhages I (+ Untitled, aquatint..., 1957–1960

André Masson

Les europhages I (+ Untitled, aquatint..., 1957–1960

Sale Date: October 9, 2011

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Le philosophe au papillon (from Je reve), 1975

André Masson

Le philosophe au papillon (from Je reve), 1975

Sale Date: October 12, 2011

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Bacchanale (from Je reve), 1975

André Masson

Bacchanale (from Je reve), 1975

Sale Date: October 12, 2011

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Untitled (Visage), 1960

André Masson

Untitled (Visage), 1960

Sale Date: October 12, 2011

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Face et profil, 1979

André Masson

Face et profil, 1979

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Étreinte, 1944–1945

André Masson

Étreinte, 1944–1945

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Oaristys (4), 1967

André Masson

Oaristys (4), 1967

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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Fil d'ariane (from For Meyer Schapiro), 1974

André Masson

Fil d'ariane (from For Meyer Schapiro), 1974

Sale Date: September 29, 2011

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Les amants célèbre (portfolio of 10 w/title..., 1979

André Masson

Les amants célèbre (portfolio of 10 w/title..., 1979

Sale Date: October 1, 2011

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Le misanthrope (Self portrait), 1945

André Masson

Le misanthrope (Self portrait), 1945

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Tragédiens et massacres, 1932

André Masson

Tragédiens et massacres, 1932

Sale Date: September 17, 2011

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Combat d'animaux, 1929–1930

André Masson

Combat d'animaux, 1929–1930

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Venetian view

André Masson

Venetian view

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Apparition d'un Ascète au Désert, 1973

André Masson

Apparition d'un Ascète au Désert, 1973

Sale Date: August 4, 2011

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Nu féminin de dos

André Masson

Nu féminin de dos

Sale Date: August 4, 2011

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Nudes

André Masson

Sale Date: July 22, 2011

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Guirlande pour Ophélie, 1973

André Masson

Guirlande pour Ophélie, 1973

Sale Date: July 21, 2011

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Hommes et femmes, 1973

André Masson

Hommes et femmes, 1973

Sale Date: July 21, 2011

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La fee aux ruisselets (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1971

André Masson

La fee aux ruisselets (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1971

Sale Date: July 21, 2011

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