Andre Masson Orphee Surreal Abstract Aquatint
Connecticut, France, Spain,1896-1987
Titled "Orphee", depicts a nude figure playing a harp in a polychromatic surreal landscape. Masson was admitted Academie Royale des Beaux-arts and l'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Brussels at the age of eleven, turning to cubism, then surrealism after being injured during the first World War.
Medium: Aquatint on paper
Size: Image area 19" x 24",Frame 26 1/2" x 35"
Signature: Marked and signed "EA Andre Masson" in pencil along bottom margin under image, includes a "The House of Heydenryk" label on verso.
Condition: Very light toning, otherwise very good condition.
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Connecticut, France, Spain,1896-1987
Titled "Orphee", depicts a nude figure playing a harp in a polychromatic surreal landscape. Masson was admitted Academie Royale des Beaux-arts and l'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Brussels at the age of eleven, turning to cubism, then surrealism after being injured during the first World War.
Medium: Aquatint on paper
Size: Image area 19" x 24",Frame 26 1/2" x 35"
Signature: Marked and signed "EA Andre Masson" in pencil along bottom margin under image, includes a "The House of Heydenryk" label on verso.
Condition: Very light toning, otherwise very good condition.