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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L'Approche de la Nuit, 1956

André Masson

L'Approche de la Nuit, 1956

Sale Date: June 7, 2021

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MASSON.- PAULHAN (Jean)
Les Hain-Teny.
Paris,...

André Masson

MASSON.- PAULHAN (Jean) Les Hain-Teny. Paris,...

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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MASSON.- MALLARMÉ (Stéphane)
Un Coup de dés...

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MASSON.- MALLARMÉ (Stéphane) Un Coup de dés...

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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Coquillage insolite, 1960, 1960

André Masson

Coquillage insolite, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: May 15, 2021

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Les Comédiens tragiques, 1962

André Masson

Les Comédiens tragiques, 1962

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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La valse, 1958

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La valse, 1958

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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Ancétres, 1963

André Masson

Ancétres, 1963

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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La Tabatière, 1924

André Masson

La Tabatière, 1924

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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L'Amour, 1967

André Masson

L'Amour, 1967

Sale Date: May 4, 2021

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Petit genié du blé, 1942

André Masson

Petit genié du blé, 1942

Sale Date: April 21, 2021

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Méta.Morphoses, 1975

André Masson

Méta.Morphoses, 1975

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Je Reve portfolio, 1975

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Je Reve portfolio, 1975

Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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Femme poursuivie par un cheval, 1961

André Masson

Femme poursuivie par un cheval, 1961

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Bez názvu (z cyklu Sexualité Mythologique /...

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Bez názvu (z cyklu Sexualité Mythologique /...

Sale Date: April 18, 2021

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Blois and the destroyed Jacques Gabriel..., 1946

André Masson

Blois and the destroyed Jacques Gabriel..., 1946

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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Couple mythologique ou l'intrigue (1971), 1971

André Masson

Couple mythologique ou l'intrigue (1971), 1971

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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Séduction ou Rencontre (1972), 1972

André Masson

Séduction ou Rencontre (1972), 1972

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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La nourrice des oiseaux (1947), 1947

André Masson

La nourrice des oiseaux (1947), 1947

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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L'Oeil

André Masson

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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Forme surréaliste

André Masson

Forme surréaliste

Sale Date: April 19, 2021

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Dans le ciel de Palmyre, 1970

André Masson

Dans le ciel de Palmyre, 1970

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Entrevision

André Masson

Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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LA GUERRE, CIRCA 1943, 1943

André Masson

LA GUERRE, CIRCA 1943, 1943

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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LE VOYANT - VILLE CRANIENNE, 1940, 1940

André Masson

LE VOYANT - VILLE CRANIENNE, 1940, 1940

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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