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André Masson Litho ‘Torrential Self-Portrait 1945’ Grafica d’Arte Lombard Edition – Hand Signed EA

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André Masson (1896-1987)
Lithographic print on heavy paper “Torrential self-portrait”

This André Masson litho was edited in 1975 by Grafica d’Arte Lombard, Italy – based on Masson’s ink on paper original drawing of 1945.
Hand signed on the right bottom corner and ‘EA’ (Epreuve Artiste) handwritten on the left hand side bottom corner.
Grafica d’Arte Lombard editor sign & logo + monographed signature and hallmark on reverse side.

✓ Sheet : 49 x 37 cm (19.6″ x 14.8″)
✓ Original work is at the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
✓ Excellent condition

More Information on André Masson

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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