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Milton Avery
Pink and Mustard Rocks
Lot Closed
March 17, 04:54 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Milton Avery
1885 - 1965
Pink and Mustard Rocks
signed Milton Avery and dated 1945 (lower right); bears inscription (on the reverse)
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
22 1/2 by 31 1/4 in.
57.2 by 79.4 cm.
Executed in 1945.
This lot is accompanied by a letter of opinion from the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, New York.
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, Inc., New York
William McWillie Chambers III, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
The present work depicts the shores of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Avery became a staple among the artist’s community in Gloucester where he summered with his family, sharing inspiration with other local artists including Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb. The sea always held a particular place of importance for Milton Avery and was depicted in paintings he produced throughout his career. The present work, executed in 1945, represents a more abstract interpretation of the seascape motif.