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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Tempête, 1933

André Masson

Tempête, 1933

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Paysage, 1931

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Paysage, 1931

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Paysage d'été, 1931

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Paysage d'été, 1931

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La Pie

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Les Pies, 1931

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Les Pies, 1931

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Environs de Grasse, 1930

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Environs de Grasse, 1930

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Hommes devant la mer, 1930

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Hommes devant la mer, 1930

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Untitled (+ another; 2 works)

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Untitled (+ another; 2 works)

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: November 30, 2007

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Fragment cosmique, 1962

André Masson

Fragment cosmique, 1962

Sale Date: November 26, 2007

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Rouget et chrysanthèmes, 1952

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Rouget et chrysanthèmes, 1952

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Les Conquérants (bk by André Malraux w/34..., 1949

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Les Conquérants (bk by André Malraux w/34..., 1949

Sale Date: November 27, 2007

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Le Printemps

André Masson

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Les parques, 1961

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Les parques, 1961

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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Homme emblématique, 1940

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Homme emblématique, 1940

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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Ximénès Malinjoude (bk by Marcel Jouhandeau..., 1927

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Ximénès Malinjoude (bk by Marcel Jouhandeau..., 1927

Sale Date: November 27, 2007

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works), 1925

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Simulacre (bk by Michel Leiris w/7 works), 1925

Sale Date: November 27, 2007

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Soleil bas (bk by Georges Limbour w/4 works), 1924

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Soleil bas (bk by Georges Limbour w/4 works), 1924

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Le mort de Georges Bataille (somplete suite), 1964

André Masson

Le mort de Georges Bataille (somplete suite), 1964

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Orpheus, 1971–1972

André Masson

Orpheus, 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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Embrassement, 1975

André Masson

Embrassement, 1975

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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Les massacres, 1930

André Masson

Les massacres, 1930

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Untitled, 1984

André Masson

Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Le supplice de Prométhée, 1944

André Masson

Le supplice de Prométhée, 1944

Sale Date: November 11, 2007

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