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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Un frisson d'eau sur la mousse, 1949

André Masson

Un frisson d'eau sur la mousse, 1949

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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Saturne, 1964–1966

André Masson

Saturne, 1964–1966

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

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Ville cranienne, 1940

André Masson

Ville cranienne, 1940

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

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Enfant dormant, 1944

André Masson

Enfant dormant, 1944

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

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Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou saturne, 1967

André Masson

Monstre solaire dévorant un poisson ou saturne, 1967

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

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Nu, Mes Rodin à moi, 1946

André Masson

Nu, Mes Rodin à moi, 1946

Sale Date: November 18, 2011

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Judith et Holopherne, 1960

André Masson

Judith et Holopherne, 1960

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Poster design for atelier Mourlot

André Masson

Poster design for atelier Mourlot

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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Poursuite, 1955

André Masson

Poursuite, 1955

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

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Hymenée

André Masson

Sale Date: November 21, 2011

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Dessins erotiques et Eros solaire (portfolio , 1971

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Dessins erotiques et Eros solaire (portfolio , 1971

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

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Vue de village (+ Village méditerranéen, smllr;...

André Masson

Vue de village (+ Village méditerranéen, smllr;...

Sale Date: November 4, 2011

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Accouplement sacré, 1944

André Masson

Accouplement sacré, 1944

Sale Date: November 5, 2011

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Le peintre, 1937

André Masson

Le peintre, 1937

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Métamorphose (au marais), 1966

André Masson

Métamorphose (au marais), 1966

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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L'orange, 1925

André Masson

L'orange, 1925

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Aube d'été

André Masson

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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La rivière de Cassis

André Masson

La rivière de Cassis

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Danses des Tournesols

André Masson

Danses des Tournesols

Sale Date: November 10, 2011

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Autoportrait, 1944

André Masson

Autoportrait, 1944

Sale Date: November 3, 2011

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Orphée, 1933

André Masson

Orphée, 1933

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Léda, 1947

André Masson

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Improvisation, 1945

André Masson

Improvisation, 1945

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Terre érotique (set of 10)

André Masson

Terre érotique (set of 10)

Sale Date: October 21, 2011

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