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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Reveuse

André Masson

Sale Date: July 21, 2011

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lansquenet et courtisane (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1964

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lansquenet et courtisane (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1964

Sale Date: July 21, 2011

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Les furies, 1960

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Les furies, 1960

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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L'ancêtre météorique, 1966

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L'ancêtre météorique, 1966

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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Judith et Holopherne, 1960

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Judith et Holopherne, 1960

Sale Date: July 3, 2011

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Baigneuse, 1949

André Masson

Baigneuse, 1949

Sale Date: July 3, 2011

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Fil d'Ariane, 1974

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Fil d'Ariane, 1974

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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Le pèlerin et les amoureux, 1974

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Le pèlerin et les amoureux, 1974

Sale Date: July 6, 2011

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Les messagers d'Hybris, 1972

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Les messagers d'Hybris, 1972

Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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Combat d'animaux, 1929

André Masson

Combat d'animaux, 1929

Sale Date: June 14, 2011

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Eden

André Masson

Sale Date: June 20, 2011

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Le mort (2 works for book by Georges Bataille), 1964

André Masson

Le mort (2 works for book by Georges Bataille), 1964

Sale Date: June 20, 2011

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Mythologie sexuelle, 1948

André Masson

Mythologie sexuelle, 1948

Sale Date: June 20, 2011

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Nu surréaliste (+ Le peintre et le model; 2 works)

André Masson

Nu surréaliste (+ Le peintre et le model; 2 works)

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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Le Thonolet, 1948

André Masson

Le Thonolet, 1948

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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Composition (study), 1930

André Masson

Composition (study), 1930

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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Paysage prés de Grasse, 1930

André Masson

Paysage prés de Grasse, 1930

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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Animaux, 1929

André Masson

Animaux, 1929

Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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La toilette du matin, 1947

André Masson

La toilette du matin, 1947

Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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La fete de Pan

André Masson

La fete de Pan

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Composition

André Masson

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Baigneuses éffrayées, 1966

André Masson

Baigneuses éffrayées, 1966

Sale Date: June 24, 2011

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Les rochers à Belle Ile, 1947

André Masson

Les rochers à Belle Ile, 1947

Sale Date: June 24, 2011

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Terre érotique (portfolio w/10 works & text..., 1974

André Masson

Terre érotique (portfolio w/10 works & text..., 1974

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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