Spain Assassinated (Plate 4) from Solidarité (Solidarity)

André MassonWW-1938-M027445

1938·Etching from an illustrated book with four etchings (one with aquatint and engraving) and three engravings (one with drypoint)·plate: 3 1/8 × 4 5/16" (7.9 × 10.9 cm); sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 7/8" (16.4 × 22.5 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1938
Medium: Etching from an illustrated book with four etchings (one with aquatint and engraving) and three engravings (one with drypoint)
Dimensions: plate: 3 1/8 × 4 5/16" (7.9 × 10.9 cm); sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 7/8" (16.4 × 22.5 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: André Masson

Artist

André Masson

Printmaking

An early exponent of Surrealism and automatic drawing, a trenchant interpreter of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and an important influence on the Abstract Expressionists during his years in the suburbs of New York, André Masson eludes easy classification.

Paris, France

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