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
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Torse d'homme, 1947

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Torse d'homme, 1947

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Paysage, 1954

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Paysage, 1954

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Chimera

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Profil, 1946

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Rue Saint-Denis, 1956

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Rue Saint-Denis, 1956

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Ciel érotique

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Ciel érotique

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Femme à la chaise ou Femme enlevant sa chemise, 1943

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Femme à la chaise ou Femme enlevant sa chemise, 1943

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Le chantier des figures de proue, 1967

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Le chantier des figures de proue, 1967

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Portrait de Goethe, 1940

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Portrait de Goethe, 1940

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works), 1925

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works), 1925

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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La suppliciée, 1944

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La suppliciée, 1944

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Pasiphae, 1942

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Pasiphae, 1942

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Orgiaque, 1948

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Orgiaque, 1948

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Feminaire de la rue St. Denis, 1955

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Feminaire de la rue St. Denis, 1955

Sale Date: June 5, 2010

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L'oiseau cosmique, 1955

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L'oiseau cosmique, 1955

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Bird form

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Sale Date: May 11, 2010

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Le mort (from George Bataille's Le mort), 1961

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Le mort (from George Bataille's Le mort), 1961

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Le mort (from George Bataille's Le mort), 1961

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Le mort (from George Bataille's Le mort), 1961

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Dessin érotique, 1936

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Dessin érotique, 1936

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Dessin automatique, 1925

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Dessin automatique, 1925

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Mines de rien (bk by Robert Desnos w/4 works), 1957

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Mines de rien (bk by Robert Desnos w/4 works), 1957

Sale Date: May 6, 2010

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Trois jongleuses

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Trois jongleuses

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Composition surréaliste aux nus, 1979

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Composition surréaliste aux nus, 1979

Sale Date: April 29, 2010

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Crepuscule du matin, 1971

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Crepuscule du matin, 1971

Sale Date: April 25, 2010

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