Card trick
- Artist
- Andre Masson
- Date
- 1923
- Style
- Cubism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
"Card trick" by Andre Masson (1923) exemplifies his early engagement with Surrealism within the context of genre painting. Masson, a prominent artist known for his innovative techniques, employs oil on canvas to explore the subconscious and the uncanny. The work's title suggests an interest in illusion and manipulation, echoing themes of deception common in Cubism and experimental approaches to form. Through dynamic composition and layered imagery, Masson challenges perceptions, blurring reality and fantasy in a manner characteristic of his groundbreaking style.
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