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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L'Amour dans les ruines

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L'Amour dans les ruines

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Terra erotica

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Terra erotica

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Le septième chant (bk w/4 works, title, text , 1974

André Masson

Le septième chant (bk w/4 works, title, text , 1974

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Composition, 1956

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Composition, 1956

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Boîte Léo Lagrange

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Boîte Léo Lagrange

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Nu s'essuyant

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Nu s'essuyant

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Wave of the future, 1974

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Wave of the future, 1974

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Fasan, 1950

André Masson

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Terre erotique (10 works)

André Masson

Terre erotique (10 works)

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Mythologie sexuelle (10 works)

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Mythologie sexuelle (10 works)

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Duo amoroso, 1939

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Duo amoroso, 1939

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Femme damnée, 1922

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Femme damnée, 1922

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La toilette de la mariée d'après Courbet, 1944

André Masson

La toilette de la mariée d'après Courbet, 1944

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Combat de poisson, 1951–1952

André Masson

Combat de poisson, 1951–1952

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Les vieux souliers, 1944

André Masson

Les vieux souliers, 1944

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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L'Amazone amoureuse, 1971

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L'Amazone amoureuse, 1971

Sale Date: December 10, 2008

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Estampes originales, Album B, Feuilles..., 1965

André Masson

Estampes originales, Album B, Feuilles..., 1965

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Aurore

André Masson

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Hommage à Picasso, 1973

André Masson

Hommage à Picasso, 1973

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Carnet de croquis (set of 20 w/title), 1949

André Masson

Carnet de croquis (set of 20 w/title), 1949

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Le semeur (I), 1931

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Le semeur (I), 1931

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Mythologie sexuelle (set of 8)

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Mythologie sexuelle (set of 8)

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Paysage provencal, 1987

André Masson

Paysage provencal, 1987

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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