- 387
André Masson
Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- André Masson
- Guadix
- Signed André Masson. and dated 34- (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 11 3/4 by 22 1/2 in.
- 29.8 by 57.3 cm
Provenance
Galerie Simon, Paris
Wildenstein & Co., Inc, Paris & New York
Private Collection, Switzerland
Knoedler Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Wildenstein & Co., Inc, Paris & New York
Private Collection, Switzerland
Knoedler Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
London, Wildenstein & Co., Exhibition of Works by André Masson, 1936
Basel, Kunsthalle, Giacometti—Masson, 1950, no. 2060
Zaragoza, Museo Camón Aznar; Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes; Logrono, Museo de la Rioja, Sala Amos Salvador; Valencia, Museo de Bellas Artes & Palma de Mallorca, Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, André Masson en España 1933-1943, 1992-93, no. 3, illustrated in the catalogue
Saint Petersburg, Florida, Salvador Dalí Museum, André Masson: 1930s, 1999-2000, no. 11, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Surrealism, 2000-01, n.n.
Basel, Kunsthalle, Giacometti—Masson, 1950, no. 2060
Zaragoza, Museo Camón Aznar; Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes; Logrono, Museo de la Rioja, Sala Amos Salvador; Valencia, Museo de Bellas Artes & Palma de Mallorca, Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, André Masson en España 1933-1943, 1992-93, no. 3, illustrated in the catalogue
Saint Petersburg, Florida, Salvador Dalí Museum, André Masson: 1930s, 1999-2000, no. 11, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Surrealism, 2000-01, n.n.
Literature
Guite Masson, Martin Masson & Catherine Loewer, eds., André Masson, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint 1919-1941, vol. II, Paris, 2010, no. 1943*16, illustrated p. 185 (with incorrect measurements)
Condition
The canvas is unlined. There is some minor frame abrasion at the extreme lower left edge. The central figure retains a richly textured impasto. There is one small surface abrasion in the sky at upper left. Under UV light a layer of varnish fluoresces unevenly and there may be a very small retouch at bottom of the figures cloak, otherwise fine. This work is in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.