André Masson
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André Masson was a French painter and printmaker known for his pioneering role in Surrealism, especially his use of automatic drawing and exploration of the unconscious.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Surrealist artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
automatic drawing
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gestural abstraction ⓘ psychological exploration in art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Surrealist group in Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| creativeSearch |
automatic processes in art
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representation of the unconscious ⓘ |
| familyName | Masson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drawing
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
Surrealist art
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abstract art ⓘ |
| givenName | André NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abstract Expressionism
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American postwar painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Surrealist theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Surrealism ⓘ Tachisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | André Masson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
automatic drawing
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exploration of the unconscious ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Surrealist paintings of the 1920s and 1930s
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automatic drawings of the 1920s ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ set designer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
France
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workCharacteristic |
automatism
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dream imagery ⓘ mythological themes ⓘ spontaneous line ⓘ violent and erotic imagery ⓘ |
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