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.

André Masson Artworks

André Masson (6,509 results)
Hespéride, 1947

André Masson

Hespéride, 1947

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Ohne Titel (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

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Ohne Titel (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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L'arbe au rocher, 1946

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L'arbe au rocher, 1946

Sale Date: September 21, 2005

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Sin título

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Sin título

Sale Date: September 13, 2005

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Les conquérants (14 works), 1949

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Les conquérants (14 works), 1949

Sale Date: September 29, 2005

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Sans titre, 1961

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Sans titre, 1961

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Mines de rien (set of 4), 1957

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Mines de rien (set of 4), 1957

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Personnage-paysage (1), 1959

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Personnage-paysage (1), 1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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En deuil de Phenix, 1960

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En deuil de Phenix, 1960

Sale Date: September 13, 2005

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Forgerie, 1959

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Forgerie, 1959

Sale Date: September 14, 2005

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Cheval et divers animaux, 1974

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Cheval et divers animaux, 1974

Sale Date: December 11, 2004

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Animaux surréalistes, 1929

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Animaux surréalistes, 1929

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Tete d'or, 1966

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Tete d'or, 1966

Sale Date: August 3, 2005

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Orphée outragé, 1932

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Orphée outragé, 1932

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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Orphée outragé (+ La mort d'Orphée; 2 works), 1934

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Orphée outragé (+ La mort d'Orphée; 2 works), 1934

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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Femmes cueillant des figues, 1948

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Femmes cueillant des figues, 1948

Sale Date: June 11, 2005

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Couple alchemique

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Couple alchemique

Sale Date: July 17, 2005

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Couple s'embrassant

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Couple s'embrassant

Sale Date: June 6, 2005

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Aurore

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Aurore

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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Le couple étendu, 1959

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Le couple étendu, 1959

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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Formen mit Köpfen

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Formen mit Köpfen

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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Formes feminines

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Formes feminines

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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Faune et femme

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Faune et femme

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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Personnage entouré de rapaces, 1979

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Personnage entouré de rapaces, 1979

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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