Artist Monograph

Milton Avery, American

American, 1885–1965

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Oil Painting	2	28.6%
Other Media	2	28.6%
Etching	1	14.3%
Lithography	1	14.3%
Watercolor	1	14.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	5	71.4%
Painting & Sculpture	2	28.6%

Production by Decade

2

1930s

3

1950s

2

1960s

Classification Types

Print — 3
Painting — 2
Illustrated Book — 1
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	20%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	60%
Large (1–3 m)	1	20%

Range: 20.4 cm → 183.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1951	1
1958	1
1976	1
1982	1
1988	1
1992	1
1996	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Sally with Beret Print Acc. 164.1988	1939	Drypoint	plate 8 x 6 1/2" (20.4 x 16.5 cm) sheet 14 7/8 x 12 15/16" (37 x 32.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Lily Auchincloss Fund in honor of Joanne Stern
The Dessert Painting Acc. 130.1951	1939	Oil on canvas	28 1/8 x 36 1/8" (71.4 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger
Reflections Print Acc. 507.1976	1954	Monotype	composition (irreg.): 17 11/16 x 23 15/16" (44.9 x 60.8 cm); sheet (irreg.): 17 11/16 x 23 15/16" (44.9 x 60.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Dune and Bushes Drawing Acc. 179.1982	1958	Watercolor and gouache on paper on board	22 1/4 x 30 1/4" (56.5 x 76.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Sea Grasses and Blue Sea Painting Acc. 649.1959	1958	Oil on canvas	60 1/8" x 6' 3/8" (152.7 x 183.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of friends of the artist
Milton Avery: Paintings 1930-1960 Illustrated Book Acc. 710.1996	1962	Illustrated book with 1 etching	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Susan Merians
Gray Sea Print Acc. 377.1991	1963	Lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Leona S. Rosenstock