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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Le Soc, 1973

André Masson

Sale Date: October 25, 2006

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Paysage, 1954

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Paysage, 1954

Sale Date: October 30, 2006

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Rêve du matin, 1970

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Rêve du matin, 1970

Sale Date: October 29, 2006

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Métamorphose (+ La Tour Eiffel; 2 works), 1970

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Métamorphose (+ La Tour Eiffel; 2 works), 1970

Sale Date: October 25, 2006

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Composition au visage, 1960

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Composition au visage, 1960

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Nu á la source, 1950

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Nu á la source, 1950

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Larves auprès d'un arbre, 1946

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Larves auprès d'un arbre, 1946

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Les cailles, 1953

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Les cailles, 1953

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Le chevalier et la nymphe, 1970

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Le chevalier et la nymphe, 1970

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

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Académie sincère

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Académie sincère

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

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Genèse d'une métamorphose, 1973

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Genèse d'une métamorphose, 1973

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

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Combat de serpents de mer, 1929

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Combat de serpents de mer, 1929

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

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Métamorphose en bleu et vert, 1955

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Métamorphose en bleu et vert, 1955

Sale Date: October 9, 2006

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Femme tourmentée

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Femme tourmentée

Sale Date: October 3, 2006

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Figure study

André Masson

Sale Date: October 3, 2006

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Le chat blanc, 1953

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Le chat blanc, 1953

Sale Date: October 3, 2006

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Penthesilee, 1946

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Penthesilee, 1946

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

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Femme

André Masson

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

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Wanderer in Waldlandschaft

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Wanderer in Waldlandschaft

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

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Untitled (from Sonnet de Louise Labe), 1972

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Untitled (from Sonnet de Louise Labe), 1972

Sale Date: September 7, 2006

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Untitled f(rom Sonnet de Louise Labe), 1972

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Untitled f(rom Sonnet de Louise Labe), 1972

Sale Date: September 7, 2006

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Serpent (from Serpent dans la Galerie), 1945

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Serpent (from Serpent dans la Galerie), 1945

Sale Date: September 14, 2006

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Woman attacked by birds

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Woman attacked by birds

Sale Date: May 21, 2006

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Composition, 1940

André Masson

Composition, 1940

Sale Date: September 14, 2006

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