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Masson

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WA-00118455

PaintingSurrealism

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1921-6-434
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Why this artist matters now

André-Aimé-René Masson was a French artist. He was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement and an influence on Abstract Expressionism. He served in the French Army from 1914 to 1919. During his exile in the United States during World War II, his work influenced the development of the New York School, where he influenced young American artists, most notably Jackson Pollock and Arshile Gorky.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (20)

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Demon

1957 · color drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Lyrical Wreck

1950 · Pen and black ink and watercolor on paper

17 1/2 × 22 13/16 in. (44.4 × 58 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Entangled Beings

1941 · drypoint and burin

Sheet: 63.5 x 48.6 cm (25 x 19 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Don Quixote and the Chariot of Death

1935 · oil on canvas

Framed: 113.3 x 141.6 x 5.8 cm (44 5/8 x 55 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.); Unframed: 98 x 124.5 cm (38 9/16 x 49 in.); Former: 113.3 x 141.7 x 4.4 cm (44 5/8 x 55 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Paysage au serpent (Landscape with Snake)

1927 · Oil on canvas

Unframed: 65 x 46 cm (25 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brief aan Philip Zilcken

1912 · printing on ink, paper

width: 425 cm, height: 425 cm

Rijksmuseum

Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken

1911 · pen on paper, ink

width: 425 cm, height: 425 cm

Rijksmuseum

Brief aan Philip Zilcken

1911 · pen on paper, ink

height: 425 cm, width: 425 cm

Rijksmuseum

Brief aan Philip Zilcken

1908 · pen on paper, ink

height: 425 cm, width: 425 cm

Rijksmuseum

Nouveaux desseins pour graver sur l'orfevrerie

1700 · etching on paper

width: 240 cm, height: 322 cm

Rijksmuseum

Saint Jerome

1693 · Engraving on ivory laid paper

Plate: 26.5 × 19.5 cm (10 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Sheet: 32 × 24.3 cm (12 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Henri de Pussort

1675 · Engraving on paper

Plate: 53.8 × 44.7 cm (21 3/16 × 17 5/8 in.); Sheet: 55.1 × 46.3 cm (21 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gaspard Charrier

1675 · engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Henri de Lorraine, Comte d'Harcourt, Horsemaster of France

1667 · Engraving on ivory laid paper

Image: 54.7 × 40.5 cm (21 9/16 × 16 in.); Plate: 54.8 × 41 cm (21 5/8 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet: 56.2 × 42.3 cm (22 3/16 × 16 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Guillaume de Brisacier

1664 · Engraving on paper

Image: 34.9 × 26.5 cm (13 3/4 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 35.8 × 27.5 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gillaume de Brisacier

1664 · Engraving on paper

Image: 34.7 × 26.3 cm (13 11/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Plate: 35 × 26.9 cm (13 13/16 × 10 5/8 in.); Sheet: 40.2 × 31.3 cm (15 7/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King

1663 · Engraving on paper

Plate: 31 × 23.3 cm (12 1/4 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 32.6 × 25 cm (12 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gaspar Charrier, King's Secretary

1656 · Engraving on ivory laid paper

Image: 34 × 26.3 cm (13 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Plate: 34.3 × 26.8 cm (13 9/16 × 10 9/16 in.); Sheet: 34.6 × 27.1 cm (13 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portret van Louis Abelly

1646 · engraving on paper

width: 213 cm, height: 289 cm

Rijksmuseum

De oprichting van de koperen slang (linker helft)

1646 · engraving on paper

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Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (4)

20 published of 20 catalogued · 15 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published1 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Entangled Beings
1941 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Paysage au serpent (Landscape with Snake)
1927 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Nouveaux desseins pour graver sur l'orfevrerie
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Demon
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Gaspard Charrier
1675 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Don Quixote and the Chariot of Death
1935 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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