Explore the provocative world of Surrealism and Nude Art with this hand-signed etching by André Masson from the collection of the late Larry Saphire, featuring a surreal composition of male nude, horse, and biting limbs with phallic imagery that exemplifies the artist's exploration of desire and violence. This powerful print exemplifies the Surrealism, Nude Art, and Figurative movements' investigation of the unconscious, eroticism, and mythological themes, where Masson's automatic drawing technique merges human and animal forms in a dreamlike meditation on primal instincts and Greek mythology's Diomede. The artist's masterful etching captures the raw psychological intensity and fluid line work that made him a central figure in the Surrealist movement, bearing the "Douanes Exposition, Paris" stamp on verso as provenance from an important exhibition. A significant addition for collectors of Surrealism, Nude Art, and Figurative works seeking prints that celebrate the intersection of mythology, desire, and surrealist automatism.
