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'homme outragé, 1956

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L'homme outragé, 1956

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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La chambre, 1926

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La chambre, 1926

Sale Date: November 25, 2005

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Gilles de Raies, 1962

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Gilles de Raies, 1962

Sale Date: November 10, 2005

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Figurkomposition

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Figurkomposition

Sale Date: December 13, 2004

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Ohne Titel (from Erophages by André Maurois), 1960

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Ohne Titel (from Erophages by André Maurois), 1960

Sale Date: November 14, 2005

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L'oiseau amoureux, 1957

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L'oiseau amoureux, 1957

Sale Date: November 14, 2005

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Les sonnets (bk by Louise Labé w/ 24 works), 1972

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Les sonnets (bk by Louise Labé w/ 24 works), 1972

Sale Date: November 8, 2005

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Une bataille, 1965

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Une bataille, 1965

Sale Date: October 26, 2005

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Le fleuve, 1952

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Le fleuve, 1952

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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Le lit hauté, 1942

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Le lit hauté, 1942

Sale Date: November 2, 2005

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Composition, 1940

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Composition, 1940

Sale Date: November 2, 2005

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Nue à la flamme, 1944

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Nue à la flamme, 1944

Sale Date: November 2, 2005

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Bison, 1944

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Composition (2 works)

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Composition (2 works)

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Pont-Neuf, 1947

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Pont-Neuf, 1947

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Bonjour Max Ernst, 1973

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Bonjour Max Ernst, 1973

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Nacktes Paar umgeben von weiteren Personen..., 1964

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Nacktes Paar umgeben von weiteren Personen..., 1964

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Personnage, 1960

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Personnage, 1960

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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Bouquet de fleurs d'amandier, 1951

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Bouquet de fleurs d'amandier, 1951

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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La femme et l'amour, 1967

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La femme et l'amour, 1967

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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L'un sur l'autre, 1970

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L'un sur l'autre, 1970

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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Le génie de l'espèce, 1942

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Le génie de l'espèce, 1942

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Assemblée de femmes, 1966

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Assemblée de femmes, 1966

Sale Date: October 8, 2005

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Féminaire (set of 21 w/title, index &..., 1957

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Féminaire (set of 21 w/title, index &..., 1957

Sale Date: October 5, 2005

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