Past Exhibition

Milton Avery

The image shows a profile view of a person's head and shoulders. The person is seated, facing right, and holding a pipe to their mouth. The profile features a long nose and thick, dark hair styled in a shiny, almost helmet-like manner. The hair is drawn with lines that convey texture and volume. The clothing is depicted with bold, straight lines implying a striped pattern, and a collar is visible, suggesting formal or casual attire. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry. The background is plain, with no additional details, highlighting the figure and the drawing's defined lines. At the bottom of the image, there is a signature and date: "Milton Avery 1936."
Milton Avery, Rothko with Pipe, 1936, drypoint in brown-black on wove paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1974.123.1

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    East Building, Ground Floor
The image shows a profile view of a person's head and shoulders. The person is seated, facing right, and holding a pipe to their mouth. The profile features a long nose and thick, dark hair styled in a shiny, almost helmet-like manner. The hair is drawn with lines that convey texture and volume. The clothing is depicted with bold, straight lines implying a striped pattern, and a collar is visible, suggesting formal or casual attire. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry. The background is plain, with no additional details, highlighting the figure and the drawing's defined lines. At the bottom of the image, there is a signature and date: "Milton Avery 1936."
Milton Avery, Rothko with Pipe, 1936, drypoint in brown-black on wove paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1974.123.1

Overview: 57 prints, 2 watercolors, and 8 sketchbooks were selected from the Milton Avery Print Archive at the National Gallery, with loans from private collectors. The exhibition celebrated the Avery family's gift of the archive in 1991 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the National Gallery of Art.

Organization: Curator was Carlotta J. Owens, assistant curator of modern prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Art.

Attendance: 82,934

Catalog: Milton Avery: Works on Paper, by Carlotta J. Owens. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1994.

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