Lot Essay
The Comité André Masson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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THE ARROGANT EYE: WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE
André Masson (1896-1987)
Martinique
Details
André Masson (1896-1987)
Martinique
signed 'Andre Masson' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
14 7/8 x 11 in. (37.8 x 28 cm.)
Drawn in Martinique in 1941
Martinique
signed 'Andre Masson' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
14 7/8 x 11 in. (37.8 x 28 cm.)
Drawn in Martinique in 1941
Provenance
Acquired by the late owner, by 1999.
Literature
Hemispheres, no. 2-3, Fall 1943-Winter 1944, p. 21.
A. Breton, Martinique charmeuse de serpents, Nevers, 1948, p. 33 (illustrated).
L. Saphire, André Masson: L'oeuvre gravé, Surréalisme, 1924-1929, New York, 1990, vol. I, p. 496 (illustrated, p. 493).
A. Breton, Martinique charmeuse de serpents, Nevers, 1948, p. 33 (illustrated).
L. Saphire, André Masson: L'oeuvre gravé, Surréalisme, 1924-1929, New York, 1990, vol. I, p. 496 (illustrated, p. 493).
Exhibited
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Surrealism, Two Private Eyes: The Nesuhi Ertegun and Daniel Filipacchi Collections, June-September 1999, p. 873, no. 467. 1-2 (illustrated, p. 550).
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