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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Ciel érotique

André Masson

Ciel érotique

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Paysage, 1954

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Paysage, 1954

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Sans titre

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Sans titre

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Les grenouilles, 1948

André Masson

Les grenouilles, 1948

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

André Masson

Hommage à Picasso (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Ruth et Booz (from Les amants célèbres by..., 1979

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Ruth et Booz (from Les amants célèbres by..., 1979

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Pyrane et Thisbée, pl. 1 (from Les amants..., 1979

André Masson

Pyrane et Thisbée, pl. 1 (from Les amants..., 1979

Sale Date: December 3, 2005

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Dessin automatique

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Dessin automatique

Sale Date: November 25, 2005

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Rodeo, 1943

André Masson

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Silhouette

André Masson

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Love and peace (2 works)

André Masson

Love and peace (2 works)

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Genèse d'une metamorphose, 1973

André Masson

Genèse d'une metamorphose, 1973

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Le feu, 1957

André Masson

Sale Date: June 26, 2005

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Au bord de l'abîme, 1962

André Masson

Au bord de l'abîme, 1962

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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Gargouille

André Masson

Sale Date: November 21, 2005

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: November 21, 2005

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Prolifération 1, 1955

André Masson

Prolifération 1, 1955

Sale Date: November 21, 2005

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Femme vegetale, 1954

André Masson

Femme vegetale, 1954

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Deux personnages, 1950

André Masson

Deux personnages, 1950

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Reclining nude

André Masson

Reclining nude

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Lépold Sédar Senghor, chants d'ombre (set of , 1976

André Masson

Lépold Sédar Senghor, chants d'ombre (set of , 1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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