Lot 90
  • 90

Milton Avery 1885-1965

Estimate
125,000 - 175,000 USD
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Description

  • Milton Avery
  • Southern Sea
  • signed Milton Avery and dated 1950, l.l.
  • watercolor and gouache on paper
  • 22 1/2 by 31 in.
  • (57.2 by 78.7 cm)

Provenance

Andrew Crispo Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owners from the above

Exhibited

New York, Andrew Crispo Galleries, Ten Americans: Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974, no. 12, illustrated in color
Stamford, Connecticut, Whitney Museum of American Art Fairfield County, Milton Avery: Watercolors and Monotypes, September-November 1982
Bridgeport, Connecticut, Museum of Science and Industry, Milton Avery: Works and Gifts from the Collection of Roy Neuberger / Selections from Connecticut Collectors, October-November 1987

Condition

Very good condition. Unframed: affixed to the mat in two places along top edge, mat burn and pinholes along edges, paper buckles slightly in center.
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