André Masson (French, 1896–1987). <em>Glasses and Architectures (Verres et architectures)</em>, 1924. Oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation, 2004.37.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.37.3_SL3.jpg)

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André Masson (French, 1896–1987). Glasses and Architectures (Verres et architectures), 1924. Oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation, 2004.37.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.37.3_SL3.jpg)

Glasses and Architectures (Verres et architectures)

André Masson

European Art

Two goblets arranged within an enigmatic architectural framework anchor this still life, which also features an androgynous torso passing beyond the right edge of the canvas and other fragmented human forms. The year he painted this work, André Masson would join the Surrealists, whose art sought to blur the boundary between dream and reality.

ARTIST André Masson, French, 1896–1987

MEDIUM Oil on canvas

Place Made: France

DATES 1924

DIMENSIONS 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm) frame: 19 11/16 × 23 × 2 in. (50 × 58.4 × 5.1 cm) (show scale)

SIGNATURE Signed lower left: "André Masson"

COLLECTIONS European Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2004.37.3

CREDIT LINE Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation

PROVENANCE Prior provenance not yet documented; after 1940, acquired or exhibited by Galerie Louis Leiris, Paris, France, no. 10583; between 1951 and 1955, acquired or exhibited by Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, NY, no. 14772; between 1950 and 1992, acquired or exhibited by Saidenberg Gallery, New York, NY; before 1992, acquired or exhibited by Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, no. 2053; by 1992, acquired by Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver of New York, NY; June 17, 2004, gift of the Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation to the Brooklyn Museum.

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Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art

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CAPTION André Masson (French, 1896–1987). Glasses and Architectures (Verres et architectures), 1924. Oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation, 2004.37.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.37.3_SL3.jpg)

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