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A black and white print of an abstract figure on off-white paper.

The black and white print shows an abstract sand crab. The print is made of fine drawn, thin black lines. In the center is a diamond shaped object with a fish placed horizontally in the center. To either side of the top point are oval eyes. Over the eyes are squares divided by diagonal lines. In the top left corner is a semi-circular shape with three downward pointing V-shapes on the right end. It curves to the left and ends below the left eye. On the right side a long narrow rectangle extends from near the right eye downward and angles toward the center ending in a claw.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10134
People
André Masson, French (Balagne 1896 - 1987 Paris)
Title
The Sand Crab
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1942
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/272268

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Drypoint

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, April 6, 1942.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Buchholz Gallery
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
M10134
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1310 Surrealism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/14/2016 - 03/30/2017

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