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Self-Portrait

1937

Milton Avery

Associated Names

Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image shows an etched rendering of a person's face and part of the upper body, seen from the shoulders up. The individual faces forward with the head slightly turned. The face displays a serious expression, with a mustached upper lip. The hair is styled to the side, and the clothing is depicted as a collared shirt with textured lines. The background is filled with linear patterns, and no specific jewelry or objects are present.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypointed copper plate
Credit Line

Gift of the Avery Family, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 20.2 x 16.6 cm (7 15/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.233.94
Catalogue Raisonné

Lunn 1973, no. 13

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2004

Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 2004.

Bibliography

1973

Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q63571129

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