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André Masson, b.1896

Drawing for Salome1962

Drawing for Salome is a 1962 work by André Masson. It is not currently on display in IMMA. It is part of the IMMA Permanent Collection.

Medium	Ink on paper
Dimensions	49 x 31.5 cm
Credit Line	IMMA Collection: Donated by the Masson Family, 1994
Item Number	IMMA.455
Not on view
Tags	Work on Paper 1962 André Masson

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André Masson, Drawing for Salome, 1962, Ink on paper, 49 x 31.5 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Donated by the Masson Family, 1994

About the Artist

André Masson 1896–1987

French artist André Masson was invited to join the Surrealist group by André Breton in the early 1920s. From this time he experimented with automatic drawing, later adding coloured sands and glue to build complex poetic imagery. Leaving France for the US during World War II, Masson became involved with the development of abstract expressionism. He returned to France in 1946. Among Masson’s most important commissions was the painting of the ceiling of the Théâtre de l’Odéon in Paris in 1965. — View Artist »