André Masson (1896-1987) — “Rencontre” — Original signed print, 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 most important collections worldwide.

“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 form.

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