On the occasion of the Surrealist centenary, the gallery has the pleasure to showcase a selection from its exhibition "André Masson: le Surréalisme révolutionnaire", which is part of the parcourse "Paris Surréaliste", a collaboration of the CPGA and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Discover works from 1923 to 1969, from paintings to pastels, works on paper and sculpture, showcasing the multiple sides of Masson's artistic production. Faced with such eclectism, André Breton himself had once exclaimed : "Rien de plus beau!".
An overview of the work of André Masson (1896-1987) and his contribution to the Surrealist revolution: that's the spirit behind this exhibition of around thirty works, which reveals the full range of the movement's founding member with André Breton. After his cubist beginnings, André Masson invented automatic drawing, which he later transcribed into painting and even sculpture. In 1927, he was the first to dare dripping, a gesture that would influence the beginnings of American abstract expressionism. From his ‘Massacres’ series of drawings (1932-1934), which summed up the violence of a century, to his explorations of Chinese pictograms in the 1950s.
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André MassonL'entrée du taureau, 1937Oil on canvas26 x 67 cmSigned on the upper left corner
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André MassonLa ville abandonnée, 1923-24Pastel62.2 x 47 cm (24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Framed: 98.5 x 83.3 cm ( 38 3/4 x 32 3/4 in.)Signed on the lower left, "André Masson" -
André MassonPoursuite, 1933Oil on canvas81 x 116 cm (32 x 45 ¾ in.)Signed, lower left
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André MassonMétamorphose, 1929Oil on canvas60 x 73 cmSigned on the back.
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André MassonMassacre des chevaux, 1933Pastel and charcoal on paper62.2 x 47 cmSigned on the lower right corner.
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André MassonLe Rapt, 1932Oil on canvas24.3 x 33.2 cm
Monogramed and dated on the lower left «AM -32-»
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André MassonVille crânienne, 1940Watercolor on paper laid on canvas48 x 62 cm (18 7/8 x 24 ½ in.)Signed and dated lower left : André Masson 1940
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André MassonFemme tourmentée, 1942Bronze25,5 × 16 × 13 cmMonogrammé et numéroté, avec la marque du fondeur « AM / 3/6/ Valsuani Cire Perdue»
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André MassonDans la forêt, 1943Bronze sculpture49.5 × 68.3 × 35 cmMonogrammed by the artist and numbered "1/8", with the foundy and gallery mark "Brustolin Verona/ Due Ci"
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André MassonFête , 1956Oil on Canvas90 x 81 cmSigned on the lower left side "André Masson"
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André MassonLe balisier , 1941India ink on paper50 x 38 cmSigned and dated by the artist on the lower right.
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André MassonLe Loup-Garou, 1943Pastel and charcoal on paper61 x 45.5 cmSigned on the lower right corner.
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André MassonPaysage aux deux poissons, 1955Charcoal and pastel on paper.68 x 48 cmSigned on the lower left corner.
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André MassonLe Thé chez Franco, 1938Ink on paper45,5 x 58 cmSigned and dated lower left : André Masson 19 novembre 1938.
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André MassonMinotaure I, 1942Bronze12 × 14,6 × 10,4 cmMonogrammé et numéroté, avec la marque du fondeur « AM / 4/6/ Valsuani Cire Perdue»
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André MassonJeux d'oiseaux, c. 1965Felt pen on tracing paper35 x 35.5 cm (13 ¾ x 14 in.)Signed on the lower left, "André Masson"
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André MassonLe Couple, 1930Ink on paper32 x 38 cmSigned and dated on the lower right corner.
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André MassonPortrait de Peter Matisse, 1943Pastel on paper49 x 39 cm (9 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Framed: 65 x 55 cmSigned on the lower left -
André MassonSerruriers (Locksmiths), 1946Pastel, charcoal and ink on kraft paper.60.8 x 46.3 cm (24 x 18 ¼ in.)Stamp of the artist on the lower left. 1946.