In the Tower of Sleep 1938

"In the Tower of Sleep" (1938) by André Masson exemplifies the artist's signature style of Surrealism. The painting is characterized by its chaotic and dreamlike imagery, with biomorphic forms and distorted figures intertwined in a vibrant and disorienting composition. Masson's signature "automatic" technique, a method of free-flowing, spontaneous brushstrokes, emphasizes the subconscious and the irrational, reflecting the anxieties and horrors of the modern world. This piece is held in the Baltimore Museum of Art and is a prime example of Masson's contribution to the Surrealist movement.