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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Venise, 1952

André Masson

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Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou Saturne, 1967

André Masson

Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou Saturne, 1967

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Brouillard au pont neuf, 1949

André Masson

Brouillard au pont neuf, 1949

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Les gorges du Verdon, 1951

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Les gorges du Verdon, 1951

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Terre érotique (set of 10)

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Terre érotique (set of 10)

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Femme servant de table

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Femme servant de table

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Tragédiens et massacres, 1932

André Masson

Tragédiens et massacres, 1932

Sale Date: March 31, 2012

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Mallarmé (Stéphane) (portfolio of 28 w/text,...

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Mallarmé (Stéphane) (portfolio of 28 w/text,...

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Metamorphose, 1958

André Masson

Metamorphose, 1958

Sale Date: March 31, 2012

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Les trois elements, 1962

André Masson

Les trois elements, 1962

Sale Date: March 31, 2012

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Figura distesa

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Figura distesa

Sale Date: April 1, 2012

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Baudelaire, 1942

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Baudelaire, 1942

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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Duo, 1965

André Masson

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Jeune fille égorgeant un agneau, 1962

André Masson

Jeune fille égorgeant un agneau, 1962

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Portrait de Luis

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Portrait de Luis

Sale Date: March 22, 2012

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Sans titre, 1960

André Masson

Sans titre, 1960

Sale Date: March 22, 2012

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Woman and birds, 1970

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Woman and birds, 1970

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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Les Erophages (bk by André Maurois w/16..., 1960

André Masson

Les Erophages (bk by André Maurois w/16..., 1960

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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Jeux amoureux (suite of 8 and cover, quarto), 1963

André Masson

Jeux amoureux (suite of 8 and cover, quarto), 1963

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Ainsi de suite (bk by Pierre-André Benoit..., 1960

André Masson

Ainsi de suite (bk by Pierre-André Benoit..., 1960

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Féminaire (suite of 21, quarto), 1957

André Masson

Féminaire (suite of 21, quarto), 1957

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Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses (bk by Michel , 1939

André Masson

Glossaire j'y serre mes gloses (bk by Michel , 1939

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Ximenes Malinjoude (bk by Marcel Jouhandeau..., 1927

André Masson

Ximenes Malinjoude (bk by Marcel Jouhandeau..., 1927

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Simulacre. Poèmes et lithographies. (bk by..., 1925

André Masson

Simulacre. Poèmes et lithographies. (bk by..., 1925

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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