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André Masson
The Vertigo of the Hero1974

Not on view
Pastel drawing with layered gestural strokes depicting semi-figural and animal forms amid swirling orange, teal, and purple marks and scattered schematic symbols
Reverse of a canvas on a wooden stretcher, with handwritten inscription in French, a date, and a signature in the upper right area of the linen backing.
Artist or Maker
André Masson
France, 1896-1987, active United States
Title
The Vertigo of the Hero
Place Made
France
Date Made
1974
Medium
Pastel on paper on canvas
Dimensions
28 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (71.76 × 92.08 cm)
Credit Line
Partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof
Accession Number
M.2005.70.79
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Provenance
The artist (1886-1987). [Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris]; [after 1950 Saidenberg Gallery, New York]; sold in 1988 to Janice and Henri Lazarof, Los Angeles; given in 2005 to LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie. Envisioning Modernism: The Janice and Henri Lazarof Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2012.
Copyright
© Estate of André Masson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York