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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La Martiniquaise, 1941

André Masson

La Martiniquaise, 1941

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

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Hôtel des Automates, 1939–1941

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Hôtel des Automates, 1939–1941

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

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Les vendangeurs, 1945

André Masson

Les vendangeurs, 1945

Sale Date: April 25, 2010

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Tête

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Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Sans titre I, 1970

André Masson

Sans titre I, 1970

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Figure (for Vingt-deux Poèmes by J. Cassou), 1968

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Figure (for Vingt-deux Poèmes by J. Cassou), 1968

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Adam and Eve, 1963

André Masson

Adam and Eve, 1963

Sale Date: April 18, 2010

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Hommage á Max Ernst

André Masson

Hommage á Max Ernst

Sale Date: April 18, 2010

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Dessin automatique, 1925

André Masson

Dessin automatique, 1925

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Personnages dansant, 1971

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Personnages dansant, 1971

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: April 10, 2010

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Jean-Marie Terrin devant le port de la Ciotat

André Masson

Jean-Marie Terrin devant le port de la Ciotat

Sale Date: April 2, 2010

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Combat de poissons, 1951–1952

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Combat de poissons, 1951–1952

Sale Date: March 28, 2010

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Deux personnages dans un poulailler, 1965

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Deux personnages dans un poulailler, 1965

Sale Date: March 28, 2010

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Crépuscule du matin

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Crépuscule du matin

Sale Date: April 2, 2010

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Couple amoureux, 1965

André Masson

Couple amoureux, 1965

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Saturne

André Masson

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Untitled

André Masson

Sale Date: March 15, 2010

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Don Giovanni (+ 2 others, lrgr; 3 works), 1978

André Masson

Don Giovanni (+ 2 others, lrgr; 3 works), 1978

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Nu surréaliste (+ Le peintre et le model, smllr;

André Masson

Nu surréaliste (+ Le peintre et le model, smllr;

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Der Ritter, 1977

André Masson

Der Ritter, 1977

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Seduction (+ Massacres et autres dessins; 2 works)

André Masson

Seduction (+ Massacres et autres dessins; 2 works)

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Limbes (+ 3 others, irgr; 4 works), 1962

André Masson

Limbes (+ 3 others, irgr; 4 works), 1962

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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