Japanese Landscape

1939

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image is an etching of a landscape seen from an elevated perspective with the horizon placed high. There are distant hills or tree lines indicated by light linework. The foreground features textured crosshatching and squiggles suggesting foliage and trees, including a prominent tree on the right with a defined trunk and branches. The style of brushstrokes is abstract and impressionistic, utilizing sketch-like lines to imply forms. The color palette is monochromatic, using black, charcoal, and the natural beige of the paper to create depth and texture within the landscape.
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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. 13.

1995

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 13.

1996

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 13.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 13.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996, no. 13.

Bibliography

1973

  • Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 15.

1994

  • Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 13.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Milton Avery; center left in graphite: 57/100; center right in graphite: Milton Avery 1939

Wikidata ID

Q75117094

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