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André MASSON (1896-1987)
André MASSON (1896-1987) 'Composition', oil on canvas, signed lower right, circa 1955-58. 60 x 50 cm Provenance: Estate of Monsieur W. Probably acquired directly from the artist. Note: "The first merit of a painting is to be a feast for the eye" André Masson. "En fête avec André Masson", Galerie Nationale du Grand Palais, 1977, Imprimerie Moderne du Lion, Paris, pp. 9 Related work: Embrasement, 1956, 81 x 100 cm, reproduced in: "André Masson, vue du labyrinthe de l'âme", Kai Buchholz and Klaus Wolbert, Institut Mathildehöne Darmstadt, 2003 See also Masson and automatism, the surrealist automatism developed by Masson, a drawing that unfolds in space, letting the hand wander freely.
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