André Masson: career timeline

French · 1896–1987 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 124 of 235 lots (54% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

André Masson: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s31$6.3kSign upDrawing
1930s20—Watercolor
1940s195$17.3kSign upOther
1950s207$5.1kSign upOther
1960s3218$1.1kSign upLithograph
1970s3931$440Sign upLithograph
1980s61$18.7kSign upLithograph

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1920s 3 works

Sold
1 of 3
Median
$6.3kSign up
Average
$6.3kSign up
Typical size
16 × 13 in (41 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Pastel (1)
Subjects
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1930s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
18.5 × 20.5 in (47 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

1940s 19 works

Sold
5 of 19
Median
$17.3kSign up
Average
$14.7kSign up
Typical size
18 × 19.5 in (46 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Other (5), Drawing (5), Oil (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
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1950s 20 works

Sold
7 of 20
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$5.9kSign up
Typical size
14 × 13.5 in (36 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Other (5), Lithograph (4), Oil (4)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (1), Markets & villages (1)
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1960s 32 works

Sold
18 of 32
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$4.9kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 13.5 in (41 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (10), Other (9), Oil (3)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 39 works

Sold
31 of 39
Median
$440Sign up
Average
$5.5kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 19 in (60 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (21), Etching (9), Aquatint (4)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 6 works

Sold
1 of 6
Median
$18.7kSign up
Average
$18.7kSign up
Typical size
18 × 20 in (46 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2), Other (2), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

104 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 1990s 3 works

Sold
0 of 3
Median
—
Average
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Typical size
15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Etching (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Abstract (1)

Undated, sold in the 2000s 11 works

Sold
11 of 11
Median
$4.6kSign up
Average
$12.6kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 18.5 in (47 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (5), Pastel (4), Oil (2)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 5 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 26 works

Sold
7 of 26
Median
$375Sign up
Average
$1.3kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 12 in (42 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (11), Other (4), Etching (4)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 64 works

Sold
16 of 64
Median
$298Sign up
Average
$960Sign up
Typical size
17.5 × 18.5 in (45 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Other (27), Lithograph (21), Print (other) (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Abstract (1), Birds (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 52 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All André Masson auction results →