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André Masson Biography
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1896 |
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Born: in Balagne, France
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1904 |
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Moved to Brussels, Belgium where he attended the academy of fine arts
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1912 |
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Admitted to the Paul Baudoin studio at the Ecole National Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
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1917 |
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Severely injured and spent months in an army hospital during the war
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1922 |
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Returned to Paris, where his art was influenced by André Derrain and Cubism
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1924 |
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Met André Breton and joined the Surrealist Movement
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1925 |
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Took part in the first surrealist exhibition at the Pierre gallery
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1929 |
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Broke with Breton and the Surrealist group
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1934 |
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Fascist riots in Paris. Moved to Tossa de Mar, Spain
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1942 |
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Fled to the USA before the Nazi occupation of France, settled in New Preston, CT
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1966 |
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Produced a ceiling painting for the Parisian Théatre Odéon, Paris, France
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1987 |
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Died: in Paris, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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André Masson: Retrospektive, Die Galerie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (solo)
Picasso et ses amis, Galerie für Kunst von Picasso-Conzen, Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, Germany
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2007
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André Masson: Sur-Reality, Trigg Ison Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA (solo)
André Masson 'Grenzüberschreitung, Hachmeister Galerie, Münster, Germany (solo)
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2002
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André Masson Inside/Outside Surrealism: Works from the Gotlieb Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, MA (solo)
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1996
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André Masson in America: (1941-5), Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
André Masson, Galerie Guy Baertschi, Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
André Masson Work of the Forties, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY
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1995
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André Masson, The Mayor Gallery, London, UK (solo)
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1987
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Retrospective, Hayward Gallery, London, UK (solo)
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1976
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Retrospective, MOMA, New York, NY (solo)
Retrospective of drawings, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (solo)
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1973
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Recent paintings, Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, France
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1970
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Galleria Schwarz, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1968
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Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, France
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1967
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Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
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1965
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Rétrospective, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France (solo)
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1964
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Retrospective, Akademie der Kunst, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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1963
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Galerie Gerard Cramer, Geneva, Switzerland
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1962
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Marlborough Fine Art, London, UK (solo)
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1960
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Svensk-Franska Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
International Surrealist Exhibition, New York, NY
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1959
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Retrospective, Galleria Bussola, Turin, Italy (solo)
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1958
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Retrospective: engravings, L'Albertina, Vienna, Austria (solo)
Saidenberg Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
"Retrospective", Marlborough Fine Art, London, UK (solo)
Edgardo Acosto Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
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1956
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Galerie Lucien Blanc, Aix-en-Provence, France
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1955
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Retrospective, Leicester Galleries, London, UK (solo)
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1954
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (won Grand Prix National for Painting)
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1950
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André Masson and Alberto Giacometti, Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland
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1949
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Terre Erotique, Place Vendome, Paris, France (closed by the police)
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1948
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Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, France
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1946
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Palais des Beaux Arts, Paris, France (solo)
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1942
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First Papers of Surrealism, Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, New York, NY
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1940
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International Surrealist Exhibition, Mexico City, Mexico
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1938
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Exposition Internationale du Surrealisme, Paris, France
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1936
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International Surrealist Exhibition, London, UK
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1934
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Galerie Simon, Paris, France
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1930
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Gallery of Living Art, New York, NY
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1926
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Galerie Surréaliste, Paris, France
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1925
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Galerie Pierre, Paris, France
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1924
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Galerie Simon, Paris, France (solo)
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Selected Public Collections:
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Venice, Italy
Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Haifa Museum, Haifa, Israel
Musée Cantini, Marseilles, France
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Reina Sofía National Museum, Madrid, Spain
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| Literature |
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2008
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Clark V. Poling, Andre Masson and the surrealist self, New Haven, 2008
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2006
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Maurizio Vanni, André Masson, La ricerca dell'oltre, Text in ital., dt. U. engl., Modena, Galleria Modenarte 2006
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2005
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André Masson (1896 - 1987): les grands livres illustrés, ou le monde merveilleux de l'oeuvre gravé en couleur, Ausst. Kat. Cannes, 2005
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2004
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André Masson - Eine Mythologie der Natur, Ausst. Kat. Museum Würth, Künzelsau, 2004
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2003
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André Masson: Bilder aus dem Labyrinth der Seele, Ausst. Kat. Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, 2003
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1998
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André Masson: Rebell des Surrealismus, Ausst. Kat. Ludwig-Museum Koblenz, 1998
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1994
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Lawrence Saphire/Patrick Cramer, André Masson: The illustrated books, catalogue raisonné, Genève 1994
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1988
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Roger Passeron, André Masson, General catalogue of the sculptures, Torino 1988
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| Links to further information |
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