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
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

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Liegender Akt, lesend

André Masson

Liegender Akt, lesend

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Daughters of the Cyclops, 1973–1973

André Masson

Daughters of the Cyclops, 1973–1973

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Couple, 1929–1929

André Masson

Couple, 1929–1929

Sale Date: May 21, 2003

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Naishahmoja

André Masson

Sale Date: May 10, 2003

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Deux oiseaux morts

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Deux oiseaux morts

Sale Date: May 9, 2003

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L'homme, 1924–1924

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L'homme, 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 8, 2003

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La poursuite, 1927–1927

André Masson

La poursuite, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 7, 2003

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Pasiphae, 1943–1943

André Masson

Pasiphae, 1943–1943

Sale Date: May 6, 2003

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Paysage aux chasseurs, 1931–1931

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Paysage aux chasseurs, 1931–1931

Sale Date: April 29, 2003

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Mulet, 1942–1942

André Masson

Mulet, 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 29, 2003

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Entre l'oiseau et la plante, 1961–1961

André Masson

Entre l'oiseau et la plante, 1961–1961

Sale Date: April 27, 2003

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Couple, 1970–1970

André Masson

Couple, 1970–1970

Sale Date: April 27, 2003

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A nun's dream, 1973–1973

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A nun's dream, 1973–1973

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Au creux de l'arbre, 1947–1947

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Au creux de l'arbre, 1947–1947

Sale Date: April 21, 2003

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Paysage aux nuages, 1950–1950

André Masson

Paysage aux nuages, 1950–1950

Sale Date: April 21, 2003

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La gloire, 1928–1928

André Masson

La gloire, 1928–1928

Sale Date: April 15, 2003

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Sans titre, 1930–1930

André Masson

Sans titre, 1930–1930

Sale Date: April 15, 2003

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Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

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Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 14, 2003

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Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

André Masson

Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 14, 2003

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Paysage à Collioure, 1919–1919

André Masson

Paysage à Collioure, 1919–1919

Sale Date: April 14, 2003

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Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

André Masson

Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

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Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

André Masson

Le jeu de Marseille: Projet de carte:..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 14, 2003

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Pyramus et Thisbe, pl.1, 1973–1973

André Masson

Pyramus et Thisbe, pl.1, 1973–1973

Sale Date: April 12, 2003

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Trois personnages dans un tunnel, 1947–1947

André Masson

Trois personnages dans un tunnel, 1947–1947

Sale Date: April 3, 2003

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