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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Jean-Louis Barrault dans Baptiste, les..., 1945–1946

André Masson

Jean-Louis Barrault dans Baptiste, les..., 1945–1946

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Vozzeck, 1963

André Masson

Vozzeck, 1963

Sale Date: May 18, 2009

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Portrait de Louis Aragon, 1940

André Masson

Portrait de Louis Aragon, 1940

Sale Date: May 18, 2009

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Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses (bk by Leiris w/...

André Masson

Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses (bk by Leiris w/...

Sale Date: May 18, 2009

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Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

André Masson

Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Cheval effrayé par le sang, 1953

André Masson

Cheval effrayé par le sang, 1953

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Martinique charmeuse des serpents (bk by Breton...

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Martinique charmeuse des serpents (bk by Breton...

Sale Date: May 18, 2009

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Lord Auch. Histoire de l'oeil (bk by Georges...

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Lord Auch. Histoire de l'oeil (bk by Georges...

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Deux figures et tournesol, 1945

André Masson

Deux figures et tournesol, 1945

Sale Date: May 20, 2009

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Liebespaar

André Masson

Sale Date: May 29, 2009

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Senza titolo

André Masson

Sale Date: May 26, 2009

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Untitled

André Masson

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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Sans titre

André Masson

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Danses des tournesols

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Danses des tournesols

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Corrida

André Masson

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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Composition (+ Composition; 2 works)

André Masson

Composition (+ Composition; 2 works)

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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Acteon, 1936

André Masson

Sale Date: May 7, 2009

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Les astres, hommage à Rimbaud, 1956

André Masson

Les astres, hommage à Rimbaud, 1956

Sale Date: April 26, 2009

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Terreur nocturne

André Masson

Terreur nocturne

Sale Date: May 3, 2009

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Métamorphose, 1929

André Masson

Métamorphose, 1929

Sale Date: April 26, 2009

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Portrait de rose, 1945

André Masson

Portrait de rose, 1945

Sale Date: April 26, 2009

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Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou saturne, 1967

André Masson

Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou saturne, 1967

Sale Date: April 26, 2009

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Femmes et bestiaire, 1976

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Femmes et bestiaire, 1976

Sale Date: May 6, 2009

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Chimere, 1946

André Masson

Chimere, 1946

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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