ANDRE MASSON (1896-1987)
Lot 133 COLLECTION OF A NEW YORK GENTLEMAN

ANDRE MASSON (1896-1987)

Le génie de l'espèce

Closed25 October 2018

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ANDRE MASSON (1896-1987)
Le génie de l'espèce
drypoint and engraving in sanguine, on wove paper, 1942, signed in pencil, inscribed ‘epreuve d’artiste’ (the edition was 30), published by Buchholz Gallery, New York, a few stray traces of printer’s ink in the margins, otherwise in good condition, framed
Image: 14 3/8 x 10 ¾ in. (365 x 264 mm.)
Sheet: 19 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (492 x 384 mm.)

Specialist note

This copy was originally in the collection of Curt Valentin, Masson's dealer and publisher in New York in the 1940s.