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

Related Artists

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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DÉLIRE LANSQUENET AU PENDU, 1964

André Masson

DÉLIRE LANSQUENET AU PENDU, 1964

Sale Date: December 15, 2019

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Les Chevalier, 1927

André Masson

Les Chevalier, 1927

Sale Date: December 9, 2019

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Disegno Automatico

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Disegno Automatico

Sale Date: December 9, 2019

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LA ROCHELLE, JAUNE, ROUGE, ORANGE, 1947

André Masson

LA ROCHELLE, JAUNE, ROUGE, ORANGE, 1947

Sale Date: December 17, 2019

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L’un sur l’autre, 1970

André Masson

L’un sur l’autre, 1970

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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L’homme à la guitare, 1923

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L’homme à la guitare, 1923

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Etude pour le frontispice du Con d'Irène (Aragon)

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Etude pour le frontispice du Con d'Irène (Aragon)

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Scène érotique, trois personnages

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Scène érotique, trois personnages

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Etude pour le sperme fécondant la terre

André Masson

Etude pour le sperme fécondant la terre

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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La saillie

André Masson

La saillie

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Scène amoureuse, femme au squelette

André Masson

Scène amoureuse, femme au squelette

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Scène masochiste, 1927

André Masson

Scène masochiste, 1927

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Scène érotique (la main)

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Scène érotique (la main)

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Couple d'hermaphrodites sous un drap

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Couple d'hermaphrodites sous un drap

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Scène amoureuse, la Femme et la Mort

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Scène amoureuse, la Femme et la Mort

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Les monuments de Paris, scènes érotiques

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Les monuments de Paris, scènes érotiques

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Couple enlacé, 1926

André Masson

Couple enlacé, 1926

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Scène érotique, 9 personnages

André Masson

Scène érotique, 9 personnages

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Rose au jardin

André Masson

Rose au jardin

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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Tête d'or (Détail du plafond de l'Odéon), 1965

André Masson

Tête d'or (Détail du plafond de l'Odéon), 1965

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Monument pour un désert, 1941

André Masson

Monument pour un désert, 1941

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Mimes, 1955

André Masson

Mimes, 1955

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Coquillage insolite, 1960

André Masson

Coquillage insolite, 1960

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE (LE SONGE D'ORESTE), 1952

André Masson

IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE (LE SONGE D'ORESTE), 1952

Sale Date: November 26, 2019

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