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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Untitled, 1970

André Masson

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Maquette de costume des ballets russes pour..., 1932

André Masson

Maquette de costume des ballets russes pour..., 1932

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Ariane, 1945

André Masson

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Vagabond au bord de la mer, 1966

André Masson

Vagabond au bord de la mer, 1966

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Combat de poissons

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Combat de poissons

Sale Date: March 23, 2016

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Rivière, 1960

André Masson

Rivière, 1960

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Canal à Venise

André Masson

Canal à Venise

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Trois projets pour l'album 'Voyage à Venise', 1952

André Masson

Trois projets pour l'album 'Voyage à Venise', 1952

Sale Date: March 18, 2016

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Femmes aux Masques, 1970

André Masson

Femmes aux Masques, 1970

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Projet de tapis

André Masson

Projet de tapis

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Le Con d'Irène (bk by Louis Aragon w/5 works)

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Le Con d'Irène (bk by Louis Aragon w/5 works)

Sale Date: February 23, 2016

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C'est les bottes de 7 lieues. Cette phrase..., 1926

André Masson

C'est les bottes de 7 lieues. Cette phrase..., 1926

Sale Date: February 23, 2016

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L'éphémère, 1935

André Masson

L'éphémère, 1935

Sale Date: February 2, 2016

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Nu, 1953

André Masson

Sale Date: February 1, 2016

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Don Giovanni, 1979

André Masson

Don Giovanni, 1979

Sale Date: January 21, 2016

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One plate from Flight Portfolio, 1970

André Masson

One plate from Flight Portfolio, 1970

Sale Date: January 21, 2016

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Couverture d'un programme pour Le Domaine..., 1972

André Masson

Couverture d'un programme pour Le Domaine..., 1972

Sale Date: February 5, 2016

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Couple

André Masson

Sale Date: December 14, 2015

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Untitled

André Masson

Sale Date: December 14, 2015

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Erotic

André Masson

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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Les érophages, 1960

André Masson

Les érophages, 1960

Sale Date: December 10, 2015

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Portrait de Georges Limbour, 1946

André Masson

Portrait de Georges Limbour, 1946

Sale Date: December 16, 2015

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Sans titre, 1944

André Masson

Sans titre, 1944

Sale Date: December 13, 2015

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Tristesse d’une journee de printemps, 1955

André Masson

Tristesse d’une journee de printemps, 1955

Sale Date: December 13, 2015

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