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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Étreinte, 1933

André Masson

Étreinte, 1933

Sale Date: December 19, 2012

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Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou Saturne, 1967

André Masson

Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou Saturne, 1967

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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Femme à l'oiseau, 1964

André Masson

Femme à l'oiseau, 1964

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Les chants d'ombre, 1976

André Masson

Les chants d'ombre, 1976

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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La tête de mort, 1927

André Masson

La tête de mort, 1927

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Un chaud été

André Masson

Un chaud été

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Femme à l'olivier

André Masson

Femme à l'olivier

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Couple

André Masson

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Encadrement (For Ruthven Todd) (2 works), 1946

André Masson

Encadrement (For Ruthven Todd) (2 works), 1946

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Dans la forêt, 1943

André Masson

Dans la forêt, 1943

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Hybris, 1964

André Masson

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Le Barrage, 1948

André Masson

Le Barrage, 1948

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Rêve d'enlèvement, 1972

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Rêve d'enlèvement, 1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Réunion d'insectes, 1936

André Masson

Réunion d'insectes, 1936

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Scène romantique à Tossa de Mar, 1935

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Scène romantique à Tossa de Mar, 1935

Sale Date: November 30, 2012

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Les Météores, 1925

André Masson

Les Météores, 1925

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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La reine - marguerite, 1926

André Masson

La reine - marguerite, 1926

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Brocéliande, 1940

André Masson

Brocéliande, 1940

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Senza titolo

André Masson

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Mélusine, 1963

André Masson

Mélusine, 1963

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Tête de Vieillard, 1944

André Masson

Tête de Vieillard, 1944

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Enfantement, 1955

André Masson

Enfantement, 1955

Sale Date: November 29, 2012

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Les fermières libertines, 1966

André Masson

Les fermières libertines, 1966

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Rodeo - Andromède - Personnage entouré..., 1943–1979

André Masson

Rodeo - Andromède - Personnage entouré..., 1943–1979

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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