Live Auction 3009Nineteen to Now, incl. Topographical Observations
André Masson (1896-1987)
Lot 197

André Masson (1896-1987)

Les messagers d'Hybris

Closed4 September 2012

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EUR 4,375

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André Masson (1896-1987)
Les messagers d'Hybris
signed 'André Masson' (lower right)
pastel on coloured paper laid down on canvas
90 x 71 cm.
Executed in 1972.

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (dated 1971).
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 4 December 1996, lot 321.

Specialist note

The present lot is one of a series of works made between 1972-1973, titled Entrevisions: a symbolist term for works of fantasy issuing from unknown or unexpected sources.

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité André Masson.