View of Ball Mountain

1943

Milton Avery

Associated Names
Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image shows a sketch from an elevated perspective of a landscape with hills or mountains. The horizon is at the top of the image, displaying a faint view of distant features, possibly a ridge or water. The sketch is created with swift pen strokes, using hatching and lines to depict textures of the terrain and vegetation. The color scheme is minimalistic, in black and white due to the pen on paper medium, giving it a graphic quality. In the foreground, there are various foliage and rock forms represented with different stroke patterns. Further back, the lines become sparser, showing a receding landscape with trees on the hillsides.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sally Michel Avery

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.8 x 20 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.104.2.14

  • Series Title

    Avery Sketchbook (Jamaica, Vermont)

Associated Artworks

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The image depicts a sketch of a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is lined with rolling hills, while a tall, sparse tree dominates the left side of the drawing. The sketch features loose, expressive lines that suggest texture and depth, with a monochromatic color palette of gray and black on cream-colored paper. In the background, the hills continue to rise and fall, their forms lightly outlined.

View of Wordens Hill

Milton Avery

1943

The photograph depicts a spiral-bound notebook cover. The cover is made of brown cardboard with printed text in a deep red color. At the top, bold capital letters spell out "THE COOPER UNION." Below this, there is a circular emblem featuring symbols related to art and industry, including a painter's palette, a gear, and an anvil with an open book. Surrounding the emblem is text mentioning "THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART," along with the date "1859" and "PETER COOPER". Handwritten text labels the notebook as "Property of Milton Avery" from "JAMAICA, VT" in "1943". Additionally, there is a patent number "580-CBP" and notes about spiral binding patents at the bottom.

Avery Sketchbook (Jamaica, Vermont)

Milton Avery

1943

The image is a drawing on a notebook page with visible spiral binding at the top. The point of view is slightly above, looking into an open landscape. The horizon is undefined, with elements blending into each other. The sketch consists of loose, gestural pencil lines across the page, creating a sense of movement. The lines vary in density and direction, adding texture. The color palette is monochrome, using only the natural color of the paper and dark lines. Small plants or flowers with delicate stems are drawn in the foreground. Energetic lines depict hills or natural forms in the background.

Landscape

Milton Avery

1943

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

artist; by descent to Sally Michel Avery, his wife, New York; gift to NGA, 2002

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995.

1995

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995.

1996

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996.

  • Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996.

2004

  • "Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips", The Phillips Collection, Washington, 2004.

2016

  • Milton Avery's Vermont, The Bennington Museum, Vermont, 2016.

Bibliography

2016

  • Franklin, Jamie and Karen Wilkin. Milton Avery's Vermont. Exh. cat., Bennington Museum, VT, 2016: 50, pl. 34.

Wikidata ID

Q64615049

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