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.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art, Prints and Multiples, Surrealism

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Georges Bataille, André Breton, Max Ernst, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró

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Gradiva, 1939
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

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Combat d'animaux, 1928, 1928

André Masson

Combat d'animaux, 1928, 1928

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La terre n’est à personne, 1929, 1929

André Masson

La terre n’est à personne, 1929, 1929

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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Portrait de Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1946, 1946

André Masson

Portrait de Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1946, 1946

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Lesbiennes adorées, 1943, 1943

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Lesbiennes adorées, 1943, 1943

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Nu debout, 1950, 1950

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Nu debout, 1950, 1950

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D.A.F. de Sade

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D.A.F. de Sade

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Figure pour ''Nocturnal Notebook'', 1944, 1944

André Masson

Figure pour ''Nocturnal Notebook'', 1944, 1944

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Esprit au dessus de la mer

André Masson

Esprit au dessus de la mer

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Femme attaquée par les oiseaux, 1945, 1945

André Masson

Femme attaquée par les oiseaux, 1945, 1945

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Rapt, 1941, 1941

André Masson

Rapt, 1941, 1941

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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La Bataille de San Romano de Paolo Uccello, 1940

André Masson

La Bataille de San Romano de Paolo Uccello, 1940

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Ohne Titel, 1964

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Ohne Titel, 1964

Sale Date: March 26, 2021

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Gardiens du feu, 1958–1959

André Masson

Gardiens du feu, 1958–1959

Sale Date: March 4, 2022

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Bacchanale, 1947

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Bacchanale, 1947

Sale Date: November 28, 2021

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Tchouang Tseu - Sur le Vif. 1950., 1950

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Tchouang Tseu - Sur le Vif. 1950., 1950

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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Carnet de croquis.1950, 1950

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Carnet de croquis.1950, 1950

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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Les Érophages, 1960

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Les Érophages, 1960

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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Les Conquérants

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Les Conquérants

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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Composition.

André Masson

Composition.

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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Torrent à New Printown, 1940, 1940

André Masson

Torrent à New Printown, 1940, 1940

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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La Bataille de San Romano de Paolo Uccello, 1940

André Masson

La Bataille de San Romano de Paolo Uccello, 1940

Sale Date: December 21, 2021

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Calligraphie et nounours

André Masson

Calligraphie et nounours

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Untitled, 1970

André Masson

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: December 21, 2021

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NUS ÉTENDUS Encre sur papier

André Masson

NUS ÉTENDUS Encre sur papier

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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