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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Gradiva, 1939
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

André Masson Artworks

André Masson (6,509 results)

Le Misanthrope, 1945

André Masson

Le Misanthrope, 1945

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Femme attaquée par des oiseaux; Totem;..., 1946–1955

André Masson

Femme attaquée par des oiseaux; Totem;..., 1946–1955

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Nocturne, from Nocturnal Notebook, 1944

André Masson

Nocturne, from Nocturnal Notebook, 1944

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Portrait of Baudelaire, 1942

André Masson

Portrait of Baudelaire, 1942

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Les Gorgones, 1933

André Masson

Les Gorgones, 1933

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Battements, 1933

André Masson

Battements, 1933

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Encadrement (for Ruthven Todd), 1947

André Masson

Encadrement (for Ruthven Todd), 1947

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

L'Espagne assassinée, from Solidarité..., 1933–1938

André Masson

L'Espagne assassinée, from Solidarité..., 1933–1938

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Le con d'Irène: three plates together with..., 1928

André Masson

Le con d'Irène: three plates together with..., 1928

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Improvisation, 1945

André Masson

Improvisation, 1945

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Je Reve portfolio, 1975

André Masson

Je Reve portfolio, 1975

Sale Date: April 11, 2019

Auction Closed

Une Étoile de craie (bk by Patrick Waldbeg w/16...

André Masson

Une Étoile de craie (bk by Patrick Waldbeg w/16...

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

L'ENFANT AU MASQUE, 1944

André Masson

L'ENFANT AU MASQUE, 1944

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

L'Enfant au masque I, 1970

André Masson

L'Enfant au masque I, 1970

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

VAGUES, 1923–1924

André Masson

VAGUES, 1923–1924

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

CARAFE ET POISSONS, 1923

André Masson

CARAFE ET POISSONS, 1923

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

TRANSMUTATION ÉROTIQUE, 1938

André Masson

TRANSMUTATION ÉROTIQUE, 1938

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

Scène mythologique

André Masson

Scène mythologique

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

Portrait d’homme en colère

André Masson

Portrait d’homme en colère

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

Auction Closed

Bacchanale from Je Reve Portfolio, 1975

André Masson

Bacchanale from Je Reve Portfolio, 1975

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

Auction Closed

L'OMBRE ET LA LUMIÈRE, 1944

André Masson

L'OMBRE ET LA LUMIÈRE, 1944

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

Auction Closed

LE COQ, 1954

André Masson

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

Auction Closed

André MASSON (1896-1987), 1940

André Masson

André MASSON (1896-1987), 1940

Sale Date: March 16, 2019

Auction Closed

André MASSON (1896-1987), 1929

André Masson

André MASSON (1896-1987), 1929

Sale Date: March 16, 2019

Auction Closed

Previous 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.