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Don Quixote and the Chariot of Death

1935

André Masson

(French, 1896–1987)
France, 20th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 113.3 x 141.6 x 5.8 cm (44 5/8 x 55 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.); Unframed: 98 x 124.5 cm (38 9/16 x 49 in.); Former: 113.3 x 141.7 x 4.4 cm (44 5/8 x 55 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1963.587
© 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Location: 225 German Expressionism & Surrealism

Description

A leading artist of the Surrealist movement, André Masson was strongly influenced by his close association with Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso. This painting depicts an episode from the novel Don Quixote by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, in which the rash and delusional Don Quixote threatens to attack a troupe of traveling actors, who, having just performed a play, are still dressed in costumes representing Death, the Devil, and other characters.
  • 1964-
    Anonymous Gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH
  • Allen, John Jay, and Patricia S. Finch. Don Quijote en el arte y pensamiento de occidente. Madrid, Spain: Cátedra, 2004. Reproduced: p. 171
    Masson, Guite, Martin Masson, and Catherine Loewer. André Masson: catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, 1918-1941. Vaumarcus: ArtAcatos, 2010. Reproduced: P. 223, no. 12
  • Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
  • {{cite web|title=Don Quixote and the Chariot of Death|url=false|author=André Masson|year=1935|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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