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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Sans titre (dessin érotique), 1926–1928

André Masson

Sans titre (dessin érotique), 1926–1928

Sale Date: March 28, 2021

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Oiseaux sur le file de l'eau, 1957

André Masson

Oiseaux sur le file de l'eau, 1957

Sale Date: March 16, 2021

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Le pas de la lune-le galope du soleil, 1948

André Masson

Le pas de la lune-le galope du soleil, 1948

Sale Date: March 16, 2021

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Senza titolo

André Masson

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard..., 1961

André Masson

Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard..., 1961

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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Jeux Amoureux, 1963

André Masson

Jeux Amoureux, 1963

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Sans titre.

André Masson

Sale Date: March 5, 2021

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Mimes, 1955

André Masson

Sale Date: February 6, 2021

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Le Con d'Irène. Sans lieu [Paris, René..., 1928

André Masson

Le Con d'Irène. Sans lieu [Paris, René..., 1928

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Sacrifices. Paris GLM, 1936, 1936

André Masson

Sacrifices. Paris GLM, 1936, 1936

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Ximenès Malinjoude. Illustré d'eaux-fortes..., 1927

André Masson

Ximenès Malinjoude. Illustré d'eaux-fortes..., 1927

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Ainsi de suite. Sans lieu ni date [Alès,..., 1960

André Masson

Ainsi de suite. Sans lieu ni date [Alès,..., 1960

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Histoire de l'oeil. Avec huit lithographies..., 1928

André Masson

Histoire de l'oeil. Avec huit lithographies..., 1928

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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«Hérodiade», 1938–1939

André Masson

«Hérodiade», 1938–1939

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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DESSIN original automatique, 1935

André Masson

DESSIN original automatique, 1935

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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«Entrelacés 5 couples», 1933

André Masson

«Entrelacés 5 couples», 1933

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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«Animaux amoureux», 1929

André Masson

«Animaux amoureux», 1929

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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Sans titre

André Masson

Sale Date: February 6, 2021

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Grive sous la neige, 1953

André Masson

Grive sous la neige, 1953

Sale Date: February 4, 2021

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Etude pour Anatomie de mon Univers, 1943

André Masson

Etude pour Anatomie de mon Univers, 1943

Sale Date: February 4, 2021

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Pour le Feminaire de la rue saint Denis, 1957

André Masson

Pour le Feminaire de la rue saint Denis, 1957

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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L'oiseau a la fin du jour, 1951

André Masson

L'oiseau a la fin du jour, 1951

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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Disegno Automatico, 1926

André Masson

Disegno Automatico, 1926

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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