Gray Sea

1963

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image shows an abstract landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. There are different textures and colors creating a varied landscape. The color palette includes shades of gray, black, soft pink, and hints of green. Brushstrokes and shading techniques are loose and scratchy, defining shapes and forms in the piece.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Benedict

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 58.3 x 72 cm (22 15/16 x 28 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.45.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lunn 1973, no. 38

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 31.

1995

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 31.

1996

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 31.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996. no. 31.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996.

Bibliography

1964

  • AAm, vol. 52, no. 3 (June 1964): 104.

1966

  • Johnson, Una. Milton Avery. Brooklyn Museumn, New York: 1966, no. 96.

1973

  • Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 38.

1994

  • Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 31.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Milton Avery 1963 55/118; lower right in plate: 1963 / Milton Avery

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q74067499

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