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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Portrait de jeune fille, 1965

André Masson

Portrait de jeune fille, 1965

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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Le mort (bk by Georges Bataille w/9 works)

André Masson

Le mort (bk by Georges Bataille w/9 works)

Sale Date: February 15, 2010

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Combat de l'ange et de Jacob

André Masson

Combat de l'ange et de Jacob

Sale Date: February 5, 2010

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Nu allongé

André Masson

Sale Date: February 17, 2010

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

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Socrate

André Masson

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

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Dessin original, 1945

André Masson

Dessin original, 1945

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

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Portrait de Georges Limbour, 1945

André Masson

Portrait de Georges Limbour, 1945

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

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Messe noire à la Rops, 1940

André Masson

Messe noire à la Rops, 1940

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

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Martinique charmeuse de serpents (bk by..., 1948

André Masson

Martinique charmeuse de serpents (bk by..., 1948

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1980

André Masson

Ohne Titel, 1980

Sale Date: October 12, 2002

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La dance des tourne sols, 1945

André Masson

La dance des tourne sols, 1945

Sale Date: October 12, 2002

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Le dessinateur - Alexander Calder, 1943

André Masson

Le dessinateur - Alexander Calder, 1943

Sale Date: February 4, 2010

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Work

André Masson

Sale Date: January 29, 2010

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Composizione

André Masson

Sale Date: May 18, 2009

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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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: December 16, 2009

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Histoire de l'oeil (bk by Georges Bataille..., 1928

André Masson

Histoire de l'oeil (bk by Georges Bataille..., 1928

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Lansquenet et courtisane

André Masson

Lansquenet et courtisane

Sale Date: December 14, 2009

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Kabuki no. 3, 1955

André Masson

Kabuki no. 3, 1955

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Composition au personnage

André Masson

Composition au personnage

Sale Date: December 18, 2009

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Caprice animal, 1946

André Masson

Caprice animal, 1946

Sale Date: December 18, 2009

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La moisson, 1943

André Masson

La moisson, 1943

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Bouledogue à travers les feuilles, 1953

André Masson

Bouledogue à travers les feuilles, 1953

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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