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Andre Masson (1896-1987)
Lot 1218 PROPERTY FROM DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITIONS

Andre Masson (1896-1987)

Les Comètes (Métamorphose astrale)

Closed13 May 2016

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Andre Masson (1896-1987)
Les Comètes (Métamorphose astrale)
signed 'andré Masson' (lower center); titled 'Les comètes' (on the reverse)
tempera and sand on canvasboard
12 ½ x 10 in. (31.8 x 25.4 cm.)
Painted in 1943

Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York.
Lois Orswell, Connecticut (acquired from the above, circa 1946).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1957.

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