
"Jubilation"
Tempera on paper
Original catalogue wording
"Jubilation"
tempera sur papier
Catalogue period : 2026-09-08 — 2026-09-23
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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The French painter André Masson (1896–1987) is represented in the catalogue of the Art Institute of Chicago by works dating from several periods of his career. These include The Helmet’s Dream (1925) and Exquisite Corpse (18 March 1927), followed by Dream of a Future Desert (1942), Pan and Hermaphrodite (1949) and Phoenix (1955).
This profile brings together identity references for André Masson and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
39 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, DognyAuction, Kornfeld, Ketterer, Schuler, Germann, Piguet, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.

Tempera on paper
"Jubilation"
tempera sur papier
Catalogue period : 2026-09-08 — 2026-09-23
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Catalogue period : 2025-09-09
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1400
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Komposition mit phrygischer Mütze
gouache
Auction date : 2025-07-15
Published result : 1188 EUR
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : 1000
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Ink and watercolour on paper
Akte in der Landschaft
Tusche und Aquarell auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2024-09-18
Published result : 4500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Charcoal and India ink on wove paper
Catalogue period : 2024-09-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 7500
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Catalogue period : 2024-09-10
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Oil on canvas
L'Approche de la nuit
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2023-11-22 — 2023-12-06
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Gouache
Composition,
gouache
Catalogue period : 2023-03-02 — 2023-03-15
Published result : 1900 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Pastel
Danseuses,
pastel
Catalogue period : 2023-03-02 — 2023-03-15
Published result : 1800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Mischtechnik auf Papier, auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-12-03
Published result : 12600 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Akt mit Flügel
watercolour
Catalogue period : 2022-06-03
Published result : 1000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 1500
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Liebende
watercolour
Catalogue period : 2022-06-03
Published result : 1000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 1500
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Étude pour le Minotaure
pencil drawing
Catalogue period : 2020-09-17
Published result : 6000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 7500
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Figures triomphales
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2019-12-07
Published result : 20000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 18000
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Gilgamesch
pastel
Auction date : 2017-12-07
Published result : 15000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 7000
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Hibou avec lièvre
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2016-12-08
Published result : 17500 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Paysage (montagne St. Victoire)
pastel
Catalogue period : 2008-10-24 — 2008-10-25
Published result : 7076 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 6000
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Les filles de ferme
Tusche und Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2008-10-24 — 2008-10-25
Published result : 2440 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 2500
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La femme et l'amour
Tuschfederzeichnung
Auction date : 2007-03-30
Published result : 1920 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 1800
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Oil on canvas
"Les cartes postales de Paris".
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 152000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 60000
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Oil on canvas
André MASSON (1896-1987), 'Composition'
huile sur toile
Date to be documented
Published result : 9989 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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encre — André MASSON (1896-1987), 'Massacre', encre sur papier
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Pastel on paper
Danseuses - Les Présages, 1933
Pastellkreide auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Recto: Pastell; Verso: Tuschfeder.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Pastel.
Arbre, um 1944
Pastell.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on canvas
L'homme outragé, 1956
Öl auf Leinwand.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Brush-and-ink drawing
Femme penchée, 1979
Tuschpinsel-Zeichnung.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Gouache auf dunkelbraunem Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Ink on paper
André Masson (1896-1987), "Venise en fleurs", 1975,
encre sur papier
Catalogue period : 2021-06-09
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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"Passants I".
Aquarell
Date to be documented
Published result : 2600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4500
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"Le loup et la vierge".
pastel
Date to be documented
Published result : 5000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7500
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Oil on canvas
"L'Approche de la nuit"
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2019-12-11
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Watercolour
Coq,
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2013-06-19
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Oil on canvas
L'Approche de la nuit"
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2019-05-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 12000–18000
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Watercolour
Coq,
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2013-03-13
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Oil on canvas
Combat dans la montagne,
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2021-03-17
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 10000–15000
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Tempera on paper
Jubilation
tempera sur papier
Catalogue period : 2023-03-15
Published result : 6000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Ink on paper
André MASSON (1896-1987) attribué à, ensemble de deux dessins
encre sur papier
Lot groupé — prix global
Catalogue period : 2024-12-09
Group lot — total price
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Je Pastellkreide und Tusche auf Papier.
5 Blätter: Sans titre
Je Pastellkreide und Tusche auf Papier.
Lot groupé — prix global
Date to be documented
Group lot — total price
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
View the lot at the auction house ↗SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19