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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L'Arme secrète (bk by Philippe Soupault w/1 work)

André Masson

L'Arme secrète (bk by Philippe Soupault w/1 work)

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Vozzeck, 1963

André Masson

Vozzeck, 1963

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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La mélancolie, 1942

André Masson

La mélancolie, 1942

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Portrait de Andersen, 1943

André Masson

Portrait de Andersen, 1943

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Dans la tour du sommeil, 1937

André Masson

Dans la tour du sommeil, 1937

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Maldoror vertiges, 1937

André Masson

Maldoror vertiges, 1937

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Erotische Szene

André Masson

Erotische Szene

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Le dit du vieux marin (bk by Samuel Taylor...

André Masson

Le dit du vieux marin (bk by Samuel Taylor...

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

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Sisyphe, 1959

André Masson

Sisyphe, 1959

Sale Date: November 23, 2008

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Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses (bk by Michel...

André Masson

Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses (bk by Michel...

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

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Les sans cou (bk by Robert Desnos w/1 work)

André Masson

Les sans cou (bk by Robert Desnos w/1 work)

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

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

André Masson

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

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

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Composition abstraite

André Masson

Composition abstraite

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Violence, 1961

André Masson

Violence, 1961

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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Coq et centaure, 1943

André Masson

Coq et centaure, 1943

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Femme à l'oiseau, 1975

André Masson

Femme à l'oiseau, 1975

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

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Danse des Tournesols

André Masson

Danse des Tournesols

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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La vie d'une fleur

André Masson

La vie d'une fleur

Sale Date: October 31, 2008

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Leda, 1947

André Masson

Sale Date: November 3, 2008

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Le serpent dans la galère (bk by Georges Duthuit

André Masson

Le serpent dans la galère (bk by Georges Duthuit

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Les filles de ferme, 1963

André Masson

Les filles de ferme, 1963

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Paysage (Montagne St. Victoire), 1950

André Masson

Paysage (Montagne St. Victoire), 1950

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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