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Hooded Owl

1953

Milton Avery

Associated Names

Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image displays an abstract composition with a central shape resembling an outline of an owl. Simple curved lines define the rounded body and pointed ears. A curved line at the top suggests a broad hat or wings. Two smaller circles within the body outline resemble eyes, and a curved line below them hints at a beak. A straight horizontal line with evenly spaced semicircles at the bottom resembles a branch or barbed wire. The surrounding frame consists of wavy lines that mirror the texture of bark or rough paper edges, enclosing the abstract representation within a border.

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Artwork overview

Medium

carved linoleum mounted on woodblock
Credit Line

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

block: 22.86 × 17.62 cm (9 × 6 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.233.116
Catalogue Raisonné

Lunn 1973, no. 39

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1973

Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 39.

Wikidata ID

Q63571172

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