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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La nui

André Masson

Sale Date: November 28, 1996

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Femme attaquée par des oiseaux, 1947

André Masson

Femme attaquée par des oiseaux, 1947

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Femme enceinte, 1950

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Femme enceinte, 1950

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

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Le rêve de François

André Masson

Le rêve de François

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

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Etoile, 1944–1945

André Masson

Etoile, 1944–1945

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

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Passants I (au marché d'Aix), 1955

André Masson

Passants I (au marché d'Aix), 1955

Sale Date: November 25, 1996

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La ville, le soir, 1939

André Masson

La ville, le soir, 1939

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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Numance, le fleuve, 1965

André Masson

Numance, le fleuve, 1965

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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Numance, Cheval-cavalier, 1965

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Numance, Cheval-cavalier, 1965

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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Sonnet 'Je vis, je meurs je me brûle et me noye'

André Masson

Sonnet 'Je vis, je meurs je me brûle et me noye'

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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L'Odyssée

André Masson

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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Le navire, 1939

André Masson

Le navire, 1939

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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La marchande de saucisses, 1939

André Masson

La marchande de saucisses, 1939

Sale Date: November 24, 1996

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: November 23, 1996

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Les grenouilles, 1948

André Masson

Les grenouilles, 1948

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Jeune fille presentant une gravure surrealiste, 1967

André Masson

Jeune fille presentant une gravure surrealiste, 1967

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Faune et femme en armure, 1966

André Masson

Faune et femme en armure, 1966

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Sans titre, 1973

André Masson

Sans titre, 1973

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Simulacre

André Masson

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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C'est les bottes de 7 lieues cette phrase

André Masson

C'est les bottes de 7 lieues cette phrase "Je me

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Ximénès Malinjoude

André Masson

Ximénès Malinjoude

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses

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Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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L'anus solaire

André Masson

L'anus solaire

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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La danseuse

André Masson

Sale Date: November 19, 1996

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