Le Lit hanté (The Haunted Bed) 1942

Andre Masson made this drawing called 'Le Lit hanté' in 1962 with ink on paper. The stark contrast of black ink on a light background is like a stage set, but the play is all ghostly scribbles and ambiguous shapes. There's this sense of frantic energy, like Masson was trying to capture something fleeting, something just beyond the edge of perception. The hatching marks build up a textural surface like the feeling of unease or prickly heat. Look at how the figures are barely defined, reduced to essential lines and graphic patterns. The bed itself feels unstable, about to collapse under the weight of… well, what? The whole thing reminds me of Cy Twombly's nervous energy but with a darker, more surreal edge. It's a reminder that art doesn't always have to be about answers. Sometimes, it's about embracing the questions, the doubts, and the mysteries that haunt us.