Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Visage a travers les feuilles. Year: 1945, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 9.75 x 8.75 inches, Size: 14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm), Printer: George Miller, New York, Publisher: Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, Reference: Saphire 106, Description: This portrait of the artist's son Diego employs the technique of obscuring the face with solid areas (leaves) which in paintings of the period are of brilliant color. With only black lithography at his disposal, Masson transposes these color values into black and with singular effect, making this portrait the quintessential "American period" lithograph. From the collection of the late Larry Saphire.
