André Masson French, 1896-1987
16 1/10 × 9 2/5 in
This work is a study for the painting Woman Holding a Bird, produced in the same year and listed in the Catalogue raisonné of André Masson's painted works under no. 1924*13, pp. 192–193. The canvas is nowadays in the collections of the Cantini Museum in Marseille, France.
This large format work on paper presents Masson on the frontieer between Cubism and Surrealism : while the division of the space is still reminiscent of the former, the dream-like atmosphere of the composition and the bird motif is emblematic of the latter.
Provenance
Artist's studio, ParisCollection particulière, Paris
Exhibitions
Exhibitions (the canvas):1990–1991, Paris, France, Galerie H. Odermatt – Ph. Cazeau, André Masson – Œuvres Maîtresses, 5 December – 2 February. Catalogue: No. 6, p. 42, colour illustration.
2004, Madrid, Spain, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, André Masson (1896-1987), 29/01 - 19/04. Catalogue: p. 89, colour ill.
Group exhibitions (the canvas):
1993, AUS, National Gallery of Australia, Surrealism - Revolution by Night, 12/03 - 02/05. Catalogue: No. 194, p. 23, colour ill.
Brisbane, AUS, Queensland Art Gallery, 21/05 - 11/07. Catalogue: idem.
Sydney, AUS, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 30/07 - 19/09. Catalogue idem.
Catalogue of the exhibition André Masson - Bilder aus dem Labyrinth der Seele / Vues du labyrinthe de l'âme, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany, 9 March - 27 April. Catalogue: No. 201, p. 42, colour ill.
Literature
This work has a certificate of authenticity from the André Masson Committee.
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