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.

André Masson Artworks

André Masson (6,509 results)
Offrande de fleur (study), 1962

André Masson

Offrande de fleur (study), 1962

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Les Halles, 1955

André Masson

Les Halles, 1955

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Ohne Titel (3 works)

André Masson

Ohne Titel (3 works)

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Sans titre (Sirene)

André Masson

Sans titre (Sirene)

Sale Date: November 22, 2010

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Saint Remy. Les Antiques, 1948

André Masson

Saint Remy. Les Antiques, 1948

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

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Fete galante chez les écorchés (Scène..., 1963

André Masson

Fete galante chez les écorchés (Scène..., 1963

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Les Hain-Teny (set of 9), 1956

André Masson

Les Hain-Teny (set of 9), 1956

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Ohne Titel (+ 2 others; 3 works)

André Masson

Ohne Titel (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Figure composition

André Masson

Figure composition

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Dialogue, 1960

André Masson

Dialogue, 1960

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Baigneuse, 1951

André Masson

Baigneuse, 1951

Sale Date: November 4, 2010

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Baigneuses aux roseaux, 1952

André Masson

Baigneuses aux roseaux, 1952

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Les sauvages, 1966

André Masson

Les sauvages, 1966

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La martiniquaise, 1941

André Masson

La martiniquaise, 1941

Sale Date: November 4, 2010

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Chimère et loup garou, 1944

André Masson

Chimère et loup garou, 1944

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Le chantier de Dédale, 1940

André Masson

Le chantier de Dédale, 1940

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Hommes autour d'une table, 1923

André Masson

Hommes autour d'une table, 1923

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Autoportrait à l'enfer, 1945

André Masson

Autoportrait à l'enfer, 1945

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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L’Auvergne, 1940

André Masson

L’Auvergne, 1940

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Ville crânienne, 1940

André Masson

Ville crânienne, 1940

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Composition

André Masson

Composition

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Oaristys (4), 1967

André Masson

Oaristys (4), 1967

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Deux perdrix, 1952

André Masson

Deux perdrix, 1952

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Limbe (bk by Édith Boissonnas w/ 2 works)

André Masson

Limbe (bk by Édith Boissonnas w/ 2 works)

Sale Date: October 28, 2010

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