| | "The Moon" (La lune) - 1938
A snow-clad, one-eyed moon with horns - Surreal composition on the theme of celestial bodies for the French art periodical Verve, published in 1938 on the eve of the Second World War.
| Technique: | Lithograph in colors, signed "André Masson" on the stone
This is N O T a mass-produced photomechanical reprint but the lithograph for the 1938 issue of the French art magaine "Verve"! | | Year: | 1938 | | Sizes: | 35 x 25 cm / 13 ¾ x 10 in. (sheet) | | Edition | Paper: | One of approx. 2000 unsigned impressions for the book edition on smooth velin paper. | | Published by: | Tériade, Paris | | Printed by: | Mourlot Frères, Paris | | Remarks: | Text on the reverse, as published in 1938, either the english title "The Moon" as well as "Lithography by André Masson" or, for the French edition, "lune" as well as "Lithographie par André Masson" (see last picture) | | Documentation / References: | Anthonioz, M., Verve. The Ultimate Review of Art and Literature (1937-1960), Abrams, N.Y., 1988, pages 55-56 and 387
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An untouched copy from the archives. Rare, in this condition! |
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Birthday: Original limited edition print, Graphik work Original lithograph 2000
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