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

André Masson Artworks

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Rene Crevel: Regard (portfolio of 6), 1964

André Masson

Rene Crevel: Regard (portfolio of 6), 1964

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Une étoile de craie, 1973

André Masson

Une étoile de craie, 1973

Sale Date: October 14, 2021

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Coq, 1934

André Masson

Sale Date: September 27, 2021

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Une Étoile de craie

André Masson

Une Étoile de craie

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Simulacre

André Masson

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Don Giovanni, 1978

André Masson

Don Giovanni, 1978

Sale Date: August 20, 2021

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Surrealist Woman, 1970

André Masson

Surrealist Woman, 1970

Sale Date: August 17, 2021

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Stars, Comets, The Sun and The Moon

Wassily Kandinsky and Andre Masson

Stars, Comets, The Sun and The Moon

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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André Masson

Head in Profile

Sale Date: July 31, 2021

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EROPHAGES, 1960

André Masson

EROPHAGES, 1960

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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MÉTA.MORPHOSES, 1975

Andre Masson and Arturo Schwarz

MÉTA.MORPHOSES, 1975

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Ensemble de neuf projets pour le théâtre

André Masson

Ensemble de neuf projets pour le théâtre

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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André MASSON (1896-1987) Dessins érotiques - , 1971

André Masson

André MASSON (1896-1987) Dessins érotiques - , 1971

Sale Date: March 25, 2021

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Untitled

André Masson

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: July 17, 2021

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Le Mort, 1964

André Masson

Le Mort, 1964

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Jeux d'Amour, 1963

André Masson

Jeux d'Amour, 1963

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Erotic Trophies, 1962

André Masson

Erotic Trophies, 1962

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Féminaire, 1957

André Masson

Féminaire, 1957

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Mines de rien, 1957

André Masson

Mines de rien, 1957

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Voyage à Venise, 1951–1952

André Masson

Voyage à Venise, 1951–1952

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Earth on Earth . Drawings by André Masson, 1946

André Masson

Earth on Earth . Drawings by André Masson, 1946

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Senza titolo

André Masson

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Sans titre, 1957, 1957

André Masson

Sans titre, 1957, 1957

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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