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Mr. and Mrs. Yves-André Istel

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This is a painting that shows a nude woman with pale skin and bright orange hair standing upright on a low teal couch or mattress. She faces us and appears to hold a pink pillow or blanket in her right hand. Closest to us, in the left corner of the painting, a man is seated with his back to us, wearing a tan coat and holding a sketchpad. He has magenta skin and brown hair cut close to his head. Neither of the people have detailed features, and their bodies are painted in flat areas of color. The background consists of a blue area resembling a window behind the standing woman, surrounded by orange, yellow, and pink walls with faint swirling patterns. The ground beneath the teal bed is a greenish-gray color, with faint patterns in white suggesting wood grain.
Milton Avery, Artist and Nude, 1940, oil on canvas, Gift of Yves-André and Christine Istel, 1991.192.1

Artist and Nude

Milton Avery · 1940 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1991.192.1