Rothko with Pipe

1936

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image shows a profile view of a person's head and shoulders. The person is seated, facing right, and holding a pipe to their mouth. The profile features a long nose and thick, dark hair styled in a shiny, almost helmet-like manner. The hair is drawn with lines that convey texture and volume. The clothing is depicted with bold, straight lines implying a striped pattern, and a collar is visible, suggesting formal or casual attire. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry. The background is plain, with no additional details, highlighting the figure and the drawing's defined lines. At the bottom of the image, there is a signature and date: "Milton Avery 1936."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in brown-black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 x 17.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.123.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lunn 1973, no. 12

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1986-1987.

1995

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 11.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 11.

1996

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 11.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 11.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996. no. 11.

2004

  • "Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips", The Phillips Collection, Washington, 2004.

Bibliography

1973

  • Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 12.

1994

  • Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 11.

2004

  • Rathbone, Eliza E. Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips. Exh. cat., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2004: 92, no. 50.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Milton Avery; center left in graphite: 10/60; center right in graphite: Milton Avery 1936

Wikidata ID

Q65575591

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