Self-Portrait

1937

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image shows a head-and-shoulders portrait drawing of a middle-aged man with a mustache and combed-back hair in an etching style. The man has a neutral expression and looks slightly to the side. His dark short hair is detailed with cross-hatched lines, and he is dressed in a collared shirt. The background features horizontal line patterns suggesting texture. The artwork is labeled "Milton Avery 1937" with the edition number 37/60.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 12.

1995

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 12.

1996

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 12.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996, no. 12.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 12.

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. 13.

1994

  • Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 12.

2004

  • Rathbone, Eliza E. Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips. Exh. cat., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2004: 93, no. 51.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Milton Avery; lower center in graphite: Milton Avery 1937 37/60

Wikidata ID

Q75117089

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