André Masson (1896-1987) — “Rencontre” — Original print, signed and numbered 4/50 — France, 1975

A central figure of Surrealism, André Masson was one of the inventors of automatic painting — a freedom of gesture that would directly influence Pollock and American Abstract Expressionism. His graphic œuvre, poised between myth, metamorphosis and vital energy, is today held in the world’s foremost collections.

“Rencontre” is a striking illustration of this: against a grainy violet-grey ground, fluid white lines conjure animal silhouettes, fragmented faces and archaic symbols in a swirling dance. Automatism in its purest state.

Original colour print, signed in pencil, numbered 4/50. Laid paper with deckle edges.

Image: 29.5 × 20.5 cm — Sheet: 47.8 × 35 cm.

Framed under glass by a leading Parisian atelier.

Walnut frame: 52 × 39 × 3 cm