André Masson (Balagny-sur-Therain, 1896 - Paris,... Lot 27

André Masson (Balagny-sur-Therain, 1896 - Paris, 1987) Le piège dans la prairie, 1939 Oil on canvas Signed on the bottom right 38 x 46 cm Provenance: - Galerie Simon, Paris (label on the back, stock no.12741) - Marcel Zerbib, Paris - Timothy Baum, New York - Former Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris - Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris (ex-libris on the back) Exhibitions: - Paris, Grand Palais, "La Femme et ses artistes", 5 April to 27 April 1986, described in the catalogue p. 236 - St Petersburg, Florida, "Andre Masson: the 1930s", 1 October 1999 - 16 January 2000, illustrated in the catalogue under no. 43 p. 107 Bibliography: - G. Masson, M. Masson, C. Loewer "André Masson Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre peint 1919 - 1941", Ed. Artacatos, illustrated in the catalogue under no. 1939*16 p. 375 - C. V. Poling, "Andre Masson and the surrealist self", Yale University Press, New Haven and London, n 89, illustrated in the catalogue p. 125