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THE ARROGANT EYE: WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE
André Masson (1896-1987)
La main tropicale
Details
André Masson (1896-1987)
La main tropicale
signed and dated 'Andre Masson 41' (lower left) and titled 'La main tropicale' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
22 7/8 x 15 ½ in. (58 x 39.4 cm.)
Drawn in Martinique in 1941
La main tropicale
signed and dated 'Andre Masson 41' (lower left) and titled 'La main tropicale' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
22 7/8 x 15 ½ in. (58 x 39.4 cm.)
Drawn in Martinique in 1941
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, June 1982.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, June 1982.
Literature
L. Saphire, André Masson: L'oeuvre gravé, Surréalisme, 1924-1949, New York, 1990, vol. I, p. 453 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Willard Gallery, André Masson: Drawings, Pen and Ink, 1938-1942, February-March 1942, no. 33.
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Allegra Bettini