Two Birds

1952

Milton Avery and Sally Michel

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

Sally Michel

Artist, American, 1902 - 2003

The image displays bold, angular lines in vibrant yellow and black colors forming an abstract bird-like shape at the bottom. Above the illustration, there is cursive writing that reads "Greetings, The Averys," intertwining with flowing loops and curves.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove paper mounted to wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.51 × 17.62 cm (2 9/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.11 × 19.37 cm (4 3/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
    support: 27.62 × 23.81 cm (10 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2895

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lunn 1973, no. 44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marchal E. Landgren, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1973

  • Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 44.

Inscriptions

upper center in black ink: Greetings / The Averys; upper right in black ink: Its [sic] been a long / time - - - good / to hear from / you. Hope / we'll see you / if we come for / the Washington / show. / All good / wishes, / Sally

Wikidata ID

Q77015105

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