This is a superb original signed and numbered limited edition color aquatint by internationally acclaimed artist ANDRE MASSON (French, 1896-1987), dating from 1976.

This rare original color aquatint is from the series "Chants d'Ombre" and is hand signed in pencil by the artist on the front lower right "Andre Masson". It is also numbered on the lower left "E.A. 5/10", from the artist's proof limited edition of only 10 impressions printed on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper. It was published by Editions Regard, Geneva, 1976. It measures 12 ¾" x 17" (sheet), 8 1/8" x 10 ¼" (image) and is a fresh, clean, bright impression in excellent condition with a small speck of foxing at the upper sheet edge. It is unframed. Authenticity is GUARANTEED. Shipping is $30.00 within the US only, please email for international shipping rates. Please view my eBay store for additional museum quality fine art and collectibles.

Andre Masson was one of the major early French Surrealist painters. A close friend of Andre Breton, Joan Miro and Max Ernst, he joined the Surrealist movement in the early 1920's. In the early 1940's, Masson moved to America and became interested in mythical imagery. Many of his paintings from this period show a focus on African American and Native American myths, and the style of his expression and brushwork influenced many young American painters.