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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Cheval effrayé par le sang, 1987

André Masson

Cheval effrayé par le sang, 1987

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Turbot, Grondin, Poulpe et Rascasse, 1949

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Turbot, Grondin, Poulpe et Rascasse, 1949

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

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William Shakespeare, Selections from the..., 1977

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William Shakespeare, Selections from the..., 1977

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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Sonnets, 1972., 1972

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Sonnets, 1972., 1972

Sale Date: November 15, 2020

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Recto/verso: Peinture d'un combat de corps;..., 1936

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Recto/verso: Peinture d'un combat de corps;..., 1936

Sale Date: November 23, 2020

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Sans titre, 1957, 1957

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Sans titre, 1957, 1957

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Dessins érotiques, 1971

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Dessins érotiques, 1971

Sale Date: November 3, 2020

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Foule végétale, 1956

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Foule végétale, 1956

Sale Date: October 23, 2020

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Le Dormeur, 1931

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Le Dormeur, 1931

Sale Date: October 23, 2020

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Jeune fille soufflant sur le feu, 1927

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Jeune fille soufflant sur le feu, 1927

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Lapidation

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Sale Date: October 15, 2020

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Le mort, 1964

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Le mort, 1964

Sale Date: October 15, 2020

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Couple au coquillage, 1972, 1972

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Couple au coquillage, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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Les oiseaux dans le gel, vers 1956, 1956

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Les oiseaux dans le gel, vers 1956, 1956

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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>Esprits Animaux (Insecte), 1955, 1955

André Masson

>Esprits Animaux (Insecte), 1955, 1955

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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Lieu lagunaire (Venise), vers 1951, 1951

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Lieu lagunaire (Venise), vers 1951, 1951

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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Femme (dessin d'après François BOUCHER), 1951, 1951

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Femme (dessin d'après François BOUCHER), 1951, 1951

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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Hamlet, (Elseneur) - (Maquette), 1946, 1946

André Masson

Hamlet, (Elseneur) - (Maquette), 1946, 1946

Sale Date: October 11, 2020

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Forme surréaliste

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Forme surréaliste

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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Le Cavalier amoureux, 1933

André Masson

Le Cavalier amoureux, 1933

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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Animal surréaliste, 1934

André Masson

Animal surréaliste, 1934

Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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L'Oeil

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Sale Date: October 13, 2020

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Les Goules

André Masson

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

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Untitled

André Masson

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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