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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Nature more aux poissons et à la carafe, 1924–1924

André Masson

Nature more aux poissons et à la carafe, 1924–1924

Sale Date: July 8, 1999

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Léda

André Masson

Sale Date: July 8, 1999

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Hommage à Picasso

André Masson

Hommage à Picasso

Sale Date: July 3, 1999

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La femme aux oiseaux

André Masson

La femme aux oiseaux

Sale Date: July 1, 1999

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Hotel des Automates, 1942–1942

André Masson

Hotel des Automates, 1942–1942

Sale Date: June 30, 1999

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C'est les Bottes de 7 lieues. Cette phrase - Je

André Masson

C'est les Bottes de 7 lieues. Cette phrase - Je

Sale Date: June 30, 1999

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Un coup de des jamais n'abolira le hasard, 1961–1961

André Masson

Un coup de des jamais n'abolira le hasard, 1961–1961

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Deux personnages dans un poulailler, 1938–1938

André Masson

Deux personnages dans un poulailler, 1938–1938

Sale Date: June 30, 1999

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Torses, 1964–1964

André Masson

Torses, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Composition avec du sable, 1955–1955

André Masson

Composition avec du sable, 1955–1955

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Moissonneur, 1934–1934

André Masson

Moissonneur, 1934–1934

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Les cartes postales
, 1924–1924

André Masson

Les cartes postales , 1924–1924

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Poursuite, 1933–1933

André Masson

Poursuite, 1933–1933

Sale Date: June 28, 1999

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Paysage aux environs d'Aix, 1952–1952

André Masson

Paysage aux environs d'Aix, 1952–1952

Sale Date: June 27, 1999

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Le printemps, 1929–1929

André Masson

Le printemps, 1929–1929

Sale Date: June 23, 1999

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Le réservoir des sens, 1965–1965

André Masson

Le réservoir des sens, 1965–1965

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Métamorphose, 1942–1942

André Masson

Métamorphose, 1942–1942

Sale Date: June 18, 1999

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Ximènes Malinjoude

André Masson

Ximènes Malinjoude

Sale Date: June 18, 1999

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Une saison en enfer

André Masson

Une saison en enfer

Sale Date: June 18, 1999

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Soleil printanier, 1925–1925

André Masson

Soleil printanier, 1925–1925

Sale Date: June 17, 1999

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Soleil d'automne, 1925–1925

André Masson

Soleil d'automne, 1925–1925

Sale Date: June 17, 1999

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Forêt pétrifiée, 1923–1924

André Masson

Forêt pétrifiée, 1923–1924

Sale Date: June 16, 1999

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Les Hain-Teny (album of 19 w/title pg., , 1956–1956

André Masson

Les Hain-Teny (album of 19 w/title pg., , 1956–1956

Sale Date: June 10, 1999

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Orpheus, 1975–1975

André Masson

Orpheus, 1975–1975

Sale Date: June 8, 1999

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