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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Contemporary Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art, Prints and Multiples, Surrealism

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Georges Bataille, André Breton, Max Ernst, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró

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Gradiva, 1939
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Scena saffica

André Masson

Scena saffica

Sale Date: December 10, 2010

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Migration, 1957

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Migration, 1957

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Les perdrix, 1952

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Les perdrix, 1952

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Le port fortifié

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Le port fortifié

Sale Date: December 10, 2010

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L'Odyssee (portfolio of 12 w/ title..., 1977–1978

André Masson

L'Odyssee (portfolio of 12 w/ title..., 1977–1978

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Seduction (+ Massacres et autres dessins, smllr;

André Masson

Seduction (+ Massacres et autres dessins, smllr;

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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La Japonaise (+ A propos de fleur; 2 works)

André Masson

La Japonaise (+ A propos de fleur; 2 works)

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Femme attaqué par des oiseaux (from Brunidor , 1952

André Masson

Femme attaqué par des oiseaux (from Brunidor , 1952

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Quatre dames (+ Florence a l'aube; 2 works), 1900

André Masson

Quatre dames (+ Florence a l'aube; 2 works), 1900

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Une étoile de craie (bk w/15 works,..., 1973

André Masson

Une étoile de craie (bk w/15 works,..., 1973

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Baigneuse, 1946

André Masson

Baigneuse, 1946

Sale Date: November 26, 2010

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Le portrait de Rose, 1945

André Masson

Le portrait de Rose, 1945

Sale Date: December 7, 2010

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Une bataille, 1927

André Masson

Une bataille, 1927

Sale Date: December 7, 2010

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Femme de profil (+ Les conquérants, smllr; 2 , 1970

André Masson

Femme de profil (+ Les conquérants, smllr; 2 , 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Femmes aux masques (+ Morgane; 2 works), 1970

André Masson

Femmes aux masques (+ Morgane; 2 works), 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Baigneuses éffrayées, 1966

André Masson

Baigneuses éffrayées, 1966

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Sang rejeté et germination

André Masson

Sang rejeté et germination

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Nus de dos, 1921–1922

André Masson

Nus de dos, 1921–1922

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Three nudes

André Masson

Three nudes

Sale Date: December 4, 2010

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Prométhée, 1944

André Masson

Prométhée, 1944

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Les magiciens, 1936

André Masson

Les magiciens, 1936

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Gradiva, 1939

André Masson

Gradiva, 1939

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Une étoile de craie (portfolio of 16 w/text..., 1973

André Masson

Une étoile de craie (portfolio of 16 w/text..., 1973

Sale Date: December 4, 2010

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Les Poissonières, 1930

André Masson

Les Poissonières, 1930

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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