Night Nude
1953
Artist, American, 1885 - 1965
Artwork overview
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Medium
woodcut in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of the Avery Family, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
image: 24.5 x 60.9 cm (9 5/8 x 24 in.)
sheet: 29.7 x 72.5 cm (11 11/16 x 28 9/16 in.) -
Accession
1991.233.53
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Catalogue Raisonné
Lunn 1973, no. 48, i/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; by descent to Mrs. Sally Avery, his wife, New York; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1994
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 40.
1995
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 40.
1996
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996, no. 40.
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996, no. 40.
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 40.
Bibliography
1973
Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 48, i/ii.
1994
Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 40.
Inscriptions
lower left in block: MA; lower left in graphite: 19/25; lower right in graphite: Milton Avery 1953
Wikidata ID
Q75117299