Born in 1896 in Balagny-sur- Thérain, a small village in France, André Masson spent most of his youth in Brussels, Belgium working as a pattern maker at an embroidery atelier. Masson began his schooling in 1907 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1912, he relocated to Paris, where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1914, the artist was called to military duty for the First World War, where he was severely wounded and sent back to Paris. Much of Masson’s work is influenced by this trauma; his drawings and paintings executed during the 1920s represent battle scenes, blood, death, birds and fish. The strange realities of trench warfare and the immediate contiguity of life and death are drawn upon, and his imagery suggests a confrontation of life at an abnormal level of experience. His signature style deals with violence, evident in terrifying, fragmented figures, which reflect the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and WWII, as well as his troubled psyche in the aftermath of his service in WWI.
After WWI, Masson moved to the South of France, where he met Juan Gris, André Derain, Joan Miró and André Breton. Breton championed the Surrealist Manifesto and Masson joined in the group exhibition of the first Surrealists. An iconoclast, whose abrupt stylistic transitions defy classification, Masson also explored automatism (automatic drawing), a process that sought to express the creative force of the unconscious. These automatic drawings had no preconceived subject or composition. Like a medium channeling a spirit, Masson let his pen travel rapidly across the paper without conscious control. He soon found hints of images, fragmented bodies and objects, emerging from the abstract, lacelike web of pen marks. At times, Masson elaborated on these with conscious changes or additions, but he left the traces of the rapidly drawn ink mostly intact. Masson’s oeuvre explores several techniques of painting, drawing and sculpture and displays rich, colorful abstraction as well as monochrome imagery and automatic linear representations. An early Surrealist and student of Cubism, Masson went on to inspire the New York Abstract Expressionists. Masson developed a technique of automatic painting that retained the element of chance; he dripped glue onto paper to form drawings and then covered it with sand. These ‘sand paintings’ are unquestionably his most iconic style.
When Masson emigrated to the U.S. in 1939, he strongly influenced several American painters with this technique, the most evident example being Jackson Pollack. After his time in America, he returned to Europe and while living in Spain during the mid-1930s, he became enraptured with Spanish themes—bullfights, matadors and Spanish mythology. Masson finally settled down in France (Aix-en-Provence), where he took up a late interest in impressionistic landscape, but he ultimately came to a place where he painted nearly exclusively abstract images. Masson dedicated his life as an artist to encouraging the non-rational purpose in art, to the direct transference of subconscious thought and to the primal forces of conflicts that he experienced in the trenches of World War One. Masson sought to convey in his work a deeper reality of man’s behavior, his own complex personal imagery, and his belief that painting is not a matter of developing style but a part of life itself.
Cathedral, Modern Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Cathedral, Medium: Lithograph and Chine Colle, signed, numbered and dedicated in pencil, Edition: 7/25 HC, Image Size: 13 x 4 inches, Size: 1...
Lithograph
Pegasus, Surrealist Etching by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
This striking etching by Andre Masson from circa 1970 depicts the mythological Pegasus through the lens of Surrealist Figurative art and classical symbolism. Masson’s interpretation ...
Etching
Place de Concorde, Impressionist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Place de Concorde, Year: 1962, Medium: Lithograph, unsigned, Image Size: 15 x 11.5 inches, Size: 15.25 x 11.75 in. (38.74 x 29.85 cm), Descrip...
Lithograph
"The Moon" original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1938 and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve (volume 1, number 2). Andre Masson was invited to contribute an original compos...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Executed by Andre Masson for XXe Siecle (issue No. 32) in 1969. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (310 x 240 mm). Not signed.
Lithograph
The Moon and the Sun
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1968 Edition : 200 ex. 75.00 cm. x 57.00 cm. 29.53 in. x 22.44 in. (paper) 61.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 24.02 in. x 17.72 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Artist...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue No. 38). Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (310 x 237 mm). Not signed.
Lithograph
"Le Torrent" original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1952 for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriade. Sheet size: 14 x 21 inches (353 x 535 mm). There is a...
Lithograph
Les Jardins d'Armide
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Limited edition of 150 prints. One of the only 20 prints to be realized in black and green. Numbered and hand signed by the Artist. Excellent conditions.
Lithograph
Trois Grenades, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1950 Lithograph and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition, 30/30 Image Size: 12.5 x 8 inches Size: 17.75 x 12.5 in. (45.09 x 31.75...
Lithograph
Grenades, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson 1951
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1951 Lithograph and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition, 9/30 Image Size: 11.75 x 14.75 inches Size: 15 x 19.75 in. (38.1 x 50.1...
Lithograph
Portrait d'Emily Bronte, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1946 Color Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition, 15/30 Image Size: 7.5 x 5 inches Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x 24.77 cm) Printer: ...
Lithograph
Amours Legendaires Etching, Surrealist Style, Limited Edition of 30
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 30x25 cm. Limited edition of 30 prints, numbered and hand signed. Excellent conditions.
Etching
Feuilles Épaisses, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Feuilles Épaisses, Year: 1958, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, Image Size: 8 x 6.75 inches, Size: 9.25 x 7.75 in. (23.5 x 19.69 cm), Description...
Etching, Aquatint
Water Nymph - Original lithograph (Mourlot - Cramer #60)
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre MASSON Water Nymph, 1964 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed monogram of the artist in the plate On vellum 32 x 24 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) RE...
Lithograph
Branch, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Branch, Portfolio: Dessins Erotiques, Year: 1971, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 23/125, Image Size: ...
Lithograph
no title
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 95/99 57.00 cm. x 75.50 cm. 22.44 in. x 29.72 in. (paper) 49.00 cm. x 61.00 cm. 19.29 in. x 24.02 in. (image) LCD4233
Lithograph
Feminaire II, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Feminaire II, Year: 1951, Medium: Etching on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 30, Image Size: 9.75 x 8 inches, Size: 14.25...
Etching
Lea from the Femme Portfolio, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
This captivating 1971 lithograph by Andre Masson features the Surrealist master’s distinctive approach to Figurative art through fluid, automatic drawing techniques. Masson creates a...
Lithograph
Deux Femmes en une, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Deux Femmes en une, Year: 1956, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 9.75 x 8 inches, Size: 11 x 9.75 in. (27.94 x 24.77 cm), Description: From the c...
Etching
Isis, Héraclite et le Fleuve, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Isis, Heraclite et le Fleuve, Year: 1964, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: Test Proof, Image Size: 10.25 x 8 inches, Size: 13.25 x 10.25 in. (33...
Lithograph
Dalia, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Dalia from Je Reve Portfolio, Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 93/125, Size: 20 in. x 26 in....
Lithograph
Dragon vert, Surrealist Etching by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Dragon vert, Medium: Etching and aquatint, signed and numbered in pecnil, Edition: 14/50, Image Size: 10.5 x 8 inches, Size: 16.25 x 13 in. (41....
Etching, Aquatint
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates. Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
Lithograph, Offset
La Venitienne, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - La Venitienne from Je Reve Portfolio, Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 93/125, Size: 26 in. ...
Lithograph
Feuilles Épaisses II, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Feuilles Épaisses II, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/3, Image Size: 8.25 x 6.5 inches, Size: 9.5 x 7.75 in. (24....
Etching
Etreinte, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Etreinte, Year: 1955, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste, Image Size: 7 x 10.75 inches, Size: 10 x 13...
Etching
$650
French Abstract Surrealist Lithograph Andre Masson Mourlot Paris Limited Edition
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the suite by Jean Paul Sartre and Andre Masson, Limited edition of 175. published by Fernand Mourlot, 1961. The portfolio is numbered #29/175 and hand signed by Andre Ma...
Lithograph
La Jerusalem delivrée
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Edition : 50/70 46.50 cm. x 39.00 cm. 18.31 in. x 15.35 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Ref : LCD3288
Engraving
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates. Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
Lithograph, Offset
L'Espagne assassinée from Solidarité, Surrealist Etching by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - L'Espagne assassinee from Solidarite, Year: 1938, Medium: Etching on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/15, Image Size: 9.25 ...
Etching
$650
French Abstract Surrealist Lithograph Andre Masson Mourlot Paris Limited Edition
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the suite by Jean Paul Sartre and Andre Masson, Limited edition of 175. published by Fernand Mourlot, 1961. The portfolio is numbered #29/175 and hand signed by Andre Ma...
Lithograph
$650
French Abstract Surrealist Lithograph Andre Masson Mourlot Paris Limited Edition
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the suite by Jean Paul Sartre and Andre Masson, Limited edition of 175. published by Fernand Mourlot, 1961. The portfolio is numbered #29/175 and hand signed by Andre Ma...
Lithograph
$7,300
"La Naissance D'Eve, " Surreal Lithograph from "Je Reve" signed by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Naissance D'Eve" is an original color lithograph from the "Je Reve (I Dream)" portfolio by Andre Masson. The artist signed the piece lower right in pencil and wrote the edition n...
Lithograph
"Satan" from "Je Reve" portfolio, Surrealist Lithograph, Signed
By André Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Satan" is an original color lithograph by Andre Masson. This piece is from the "Je Reve" (I Dream) portfolio of 1975. The edition number, written lower left, is H.C. XXV/XXV. The ar...
Lithograph, Paper
Les Fermières Libertines Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1960s Edition
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 prints. Perfect conditions. Image Dimensions : 20 x 32 cm
Etching
$7,300
"La Naissance D'Eve" from "Je Reve, " Color Lithograph signed by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Naissance D'Eve" is an original color lithograph by Andre Masson. This piece, depicting Adam and Eve, is from Masson's "Je Reve (I Dream)" portfolio, and is signed in pencil lowe...
Lithograph
Nude Figures in Garden, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Nude Figures in Garden, Medium: Etching on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste, Image Size: 13 x 10 inches, S...
Etching
L’Odyssée Portfolio, Signed print by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
L'Odyssee portfolio was published by UNESCO World Heritage for the project to save the Acropolis in Athens. The linen-bound clamshell portfolio featured 12 images commemorating Greec...
Pencil, Aquatint
Enigme, Signed Surrealist Etching on Rives by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the collection of the late Larry Saphire. Enigme by Andre Masson, 1896 - 1987 Date: 1968 Medium: Etching on Rives, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 8/30 Image Size: 10.5 ...
Pencil, Etching
Ruine, Surrealist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Ruine, Year: 1945, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 10/30, Image Size: 8 x 6.25 inches, Size: 14 x 11 in. (35.56 x...
Lithograph
$3,575Sale Price|35% Off
André Masson "La jambe déguisée" 1975 Signed Etching w/ Aquatint, Edition of 50
By André Masson
Located in Miami, FL
ANDRÉ MASSON – "LA JAMBE DÉGUISÉE" ⚜ Etching with Aquatint ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Numbered 23/50 ⚜ Conservation Frame SURREAL FIGURATION AND AUTOMATIC LINE Created in 1975, La ...
Etching, Aquatint
Surrealist, lithograph, XXe Siecle, Andre Masson, Le Labyrinth, 1969
By André Masson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Andre Masson (1896-1987) Le Labyrinth (Composisiton pour XXe Siecle Panorama 69) Color lithograph on wove paper. 1969 Unsigned (as issued) From: XXe Siecle, Volume 32, 1969 Published...
Lithograph
The Secret Armor
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1970 Edition : 114/145 Image dimensions : 54.00 cm. x 38.00 cm. (21.26 in. x 14.96 in.) Paper dimensions : 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. (25.59 in. x 19.69 in.) Handsigned by the...
Lithograph
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Le Septieme Chant II Etching, Abstract Style, Deluxe Edition, 1974
By André Masson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare, deluxe edition of XXe Siècle, published by the Société Internationale d'Art XXe Siècle in 1974, is one of only 75 copies to feature an exclusive additional suite on Japon ...
Etching
Torse Tatoué Lithograph, Surrealist Style, Signed, Edition of 75, 1947
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
This lithograph is hand signed and numbered. Edition of 75 prints. André Masson (1896-1987) was a French painter, whose style was influenced by Cubism and Surrealism . After traveli...
Lithograph
André Masson - Original Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Maurice Estève - Composition Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro. French painter born...
Lithograph
Pour Saint-Pol Roux
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1961 Edition : II/X Printer : Atelier Crommelynk (Paris) Catalog : [Saphire-Cramer p. 288] Image dimensions : 20.50 cm. x 17.00 cm. (8.07 in. x 6.69 in.) Paper ...
Etching, Aquatint
Abstract Composition - Lithograph by André Masson - 1970s
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original colored lithograph realized in the half of XX century. The artwork is hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition...
Lithograph
Le mort et le vif, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1945 Lithograph on Pur Fil Marais, signed and numbered in pencil Edition, 30 Image Size: 12.5 x 8.5 inches Size: 19.75 x 13 in. (50.17 x 33.02 ...
Lithograph
$320Sale Price|20% Off
XXe Siècle No. 38 Lithograph by André Masson, Contemporary, 1972
By André Masson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a first-printing lithograph book plate by André Masson, featured in XXe Siècle No. 38. Known for his dynamic and surrealist-inspired compositions, Masson’s work in this editi...
Lithograph
Le 2 Mai 1945, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1945 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition, Epreuve d'artiste Image Size: 11.25 x 14.5 inches Size: 14 x 16.25 in. (35.56 x 41.28 cm)
Lithograph
André Masson 'Judith and Holofernes' Signed & numbered lithograph 1974
By André Masson
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: André Masson - France, 1896 – 1987 Title: "Judith and Holofernes" Year: 1974 Meduim: colour lithograph on paper Size: 21.5 x 30 inches Edition: 143/150 Signed & numbered in p...
Lithograph
Human Thoughts (The Dreamer) - Lithograph by André Masson - 1970ca
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Graphic work dedicated to Jean Cocteau. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Dancing under the Stars - Original lithograph, Signed
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre MASSON Dancing under the Stars, 1973 Original lithograph Signed with the stamp of the artist Numbered / 100 On vellum 58 x 38 cm (c. 23 x 15 in) Very good condition, small de...
Lithograph
Verona, Venice - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
André Masson Verona, Venice Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil with his monogram On Chinese paper applied on vellum, 52,5 x 37,5 cm (c. 20,6 x 14,7 inch) Excellent condition
Lithograph
Totem Etching Print, Signed Edition of 30, Abstract, Circa 1940
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 28x18 cm. Edition of only 30 prints, numbered and hand signed. Excellent conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in...
Etching
Sans Titre, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1971, Signed
By André Masson
Located in OPOLE, PL
André Masson (1896 - 1987) - Sans titre Lithograph from 1971. Edition 26/70. Dimensions of work: 70 x 50 cm. Hand signed. The work is in Excellent condition.
Lithograph
Les Deux Nus, Modern Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Les Deux Nus, Year: 1949, Medium: Lithograph on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 20/20, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 19 ...
Lithograph
Figures in Landscape
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 53x43 cm. Limited edition of 30 prints numbered in roman numbers and signed by the Artist. Excellent conditions.
Lithograph