Sleeping Baby

1933

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image depicts the upper body of a baby lying down, with closed eyes, a small nose, and a slightly open mouth. The baby is clothed in an outfit with a patterned design. Surrounding the baby is a quilt or blanket with a diamond-patterned design, and the background has extended lines creating a structured look. The image is signed "Milton Avery 1933" with the print noted as 61 out of 100.
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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. 3.

1995

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 3.

1996

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 3.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 3.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996, no. 3.

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. 4.

1994

  • Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 3.

2004

  • Rathbone, Eliza E. Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips. Exh. cat., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2004: 86, no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Milton Avery; center left in graphite: 61/100; center right in graphite: Milton Avery 1933

Wikidata ID

Q74897523

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