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Andre Masson Original Drawing Framed Female Nude

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Andre Masson Original Drawing Framed Female Nude
This drawing portrays a classic reclining nude, but with a rather Surrealistic touch. The woman appears to be floating over a mountainous landscape with pinetrees, while a giant hand is about to grab her. * * Artist: Andre Masson Signature: In ink, upper leftMedium: Ink on paperImage size: 11 1/2 x 10 inchesFraming: Matted in gold tinted silk matte, in gold and black painted decorative wood frame with inner gold borderFrame size: 19 1/4 x 21 1/4 inchesCondition: Excellent * * * * Biography: * * * * Andre Masson (1896 -1987) was admitted to the Acad mie Royale des Beaux-Arts et l Ecole des Arts D coratifs at age eleven. He volunteered to fight for France in WWI to experience war and death. A bullet to his chest had a profound effect on his life and art. He became influenced by Surrealism, and took to portraying people and animals in fantastic scenes. By the end of the second world war, Masson was the subject of a retrospective and solo exhibition. He won France's National Prize for Painting in 1954. He later With the end of the war, Masson returned to his native France where he was the subject of retrospective and solo exhibitions throughout Europe. He won France's National Prize for Painting in 1954. He explored Surrealism and its connection to Abstract Expressionism. * * Masson has been widely praised, and is represented in some of the finest public and private collections. *