Copyright: National Gallery of Art: CC0 1.0
This is Andre Masson's 'Best Wishes for 1973 from La Galerie Sagot-LeGarrec' created sometime in 1973, made with, it looks like, etching. The way it’s all lines, kind of frantic, makes you feel like you’re looking at a map of the artist’s mind. It’s all about the line here, right? A really active, scratchy sort of line. Look at how Masson uses it to build up this whole strange world. Like a dreamscape with eyes and waterlilies. There are all these textures happening; in the lower left corner there's a section with these tightly packed dashes which create a really different feel from the more open, flowing lines elsewhere. It reminds me of some of Miro’s drawings. That kind of playful, surrealist vibe. But with Masson, it feels a little darker, maybe more urgent? It’s a world of its own, but like any good work of art, it's also an invitation to make it personal, so, best wishes!
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