Illustration for 'Mines de rien' by Robert Desnos

1960

André Masson

Associated Names
André Masson

Artist, French, 1896 - 1987

The image displays sinuous white lines on a dark background. The lines contain intricate patterns in pink and mustard colors that resemble chaotic scribbles. The borders are undulating, while the inner patterns suggest dense networks or tangles of string.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.65 × 11.11 cm (5 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 37.94 × 28.26 cm (14 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1210

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Saphire 1994, no.43

  • Series Title

    From Robert Denos, "Mines de Rien"

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1994

  • Saphire, Lawrence, and Patrick Cramer. André Masson, The Illustrated Books, Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva, 1994: 43.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 18/50; lower right in graphite: André Masson

Wikidata ID

Q65506858

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