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Andre Masson Original Litho Soleil Art Print Framed

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Andre Masson Original Litho Soleil Art Print Framed
The sun appears all ablaze with firey trails reaching out, and an intense eye at the center. * * * Artist: Andre Masson Signature: "Andre Masson" in the plate, lower leftTitle: Soleil Medium: Lithograph on paperSheet size: 10 1/4 x 14 inchesFraming: Floated inside a double matte of black and white, in silver painted wood frameFrame size: 19 3/4 x 16 1/2 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. *