Birds by Blue Sea
1950
Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

Artwork overview
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Medium
color monotype with graphite on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Prospero Foundation, courtesy of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
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Dimensions
sheet: 43.2 x 55.9 cm (17 x 22 in.)
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Accession
1993.53.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Associated American Artists Gallery, New York); acquired 1993 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1994
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 32.
1995
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 32.
1996
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 32.
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 32.
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, no. 32.
Bibliography
1994
Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1994: no. 32.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: 1950 Milton Avery; lower verso in black ink by unknown hand: "Birds by Blue Sea" by Milton Avery 17 x 22 monotype and pencil
Wikidata ID
Q75122687