Birds and Sea

1955

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image shows broad curves creating organic shapes on either side, intersected by a field of small, dotted marks scattered across the central part of the canvas. The upper portion features undulating lines like flowing water or gentle waves, while the shapes on each side might resemble rocky cliffs or shoreline features. The textured background and layered colors create a sense of movement and depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.7 x 73.9 cm (12 1/16 x 29 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lunn 1973, no. 60, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased July 30, 1975; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1973

  • Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 60, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: artists proof; lower right in graphite: Milton Avery 1955

Wikidata ID

Q76348984

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