Caribbean Landscape 1941

andremasson

quirky sketch

personal sketchbook

idea generation sketch

sketchwork

ink drawing experimentation

thumbnail sketching

sketch

line

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

initial sketch

"Caribbean Landscape" (1941) by André Masson is a pen and ink drawing depicting a surreal, geometric landscape filled with strange, skeletal figures. The drawing is a product of Masson's interest in automatism, which he explored alongside other Surrealist artists. He was known for his biomorphic and often fragmented forms, which are on full display here in the starkly outlined figures. The overall effect of the work is one of both whimsy and unsettling mystery.