André Masson
1896-1987
Paysage aux bottes de foin en Provence
1946
Pen and ink on "Strathmore” watermarked paper, signed with the initials and dated lower left
27 x 24,2 cm 10 5/8 x 9 ½ in.
PROVENANCE :
André Masson
Diego Masson (born in 1935)
His wife, Marguerite Masson
Ghislain Uhry
On his return from the United State in October 1945, Masson lived for a short time in Lusignan, near Poitiers, but also worked in Paris.
When the poet René Char asked him to exhibit in Avignon, Masson discovered Provence and moved there in 1947, remaining in Le Tholonet, near Aix-en-Provence, until his death.