Andre Masson (1896-1987)
Les catacombes
charcoal and pastel on paper
18 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (47.9 x 63.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1950
Provenance
Mme André Masson, Paris.
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, André Masson, June 1976-May 1977.
London, Hayward Gallery, André Masson: Line Unleashed: A Retrospective Exhibition of Drawings at the Hayward Gallery, London, 1987, no. 116.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, André Masson: Du signe à l'écriture, March-May 1992, no. 24.
Frankfurt, Die Galerie, Die Jahre des Zen, September 2004-February 2005.
Lot Essay
The Comité André Masson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.