Milton Avery

American, 1885–1965

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Bird and the Southern Sea, 1959

oil on paper laid on board

9 x 23 3/8 in. (22.9 x 59.4 cm)

Nov 20, 2024 • Phillips

Bird and the Southern Sea, 1959

oil on paper laid on board

9 x 23 3/8 in. (22.9 x 59.4 cm)

Nov 20, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 150

Friendly Bovines, 1933

oil on canvasboard

14 x 22 1/8 in. (35.6 x 56.2 cm)

Nov 20, 2024 • Phillips

Friendly Bovines, 1933

oil on canvasboard

14 x 22 1/8 in. (35.6 x 56.2 cm)

Nov 20, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 149

Red Rocker, 1962

oil on canvasboard

16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm)

Nov 20, 2024 • Phillips

Red Rocker, 1962

oil on canvasboard

16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm)

Nov 20, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 148

Moon over Miami, 1959

oil on canvasboard

21 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. (55.6 x 70.2 cm)

Nov 19, 2024 • Phillips

Moon over Miami, 1959

oil on canvasboard

21 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. (55.6 x 70.2 cm)

Nov 19, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

Lot 27

Past Auctions

1884 results

Rocky Coast, 1939

gouache on paper

13 1/8 x 20 3/8 in. (33.3 x 51.8 cm)

Sep 25, 2024 • Phillips

Rocky Coast, 1939

gouache on paper

13 1/8 x 20 3/8 in. (33.3 x 51.8 cm)

Sep 25, 2024

Phillips • New York

New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

Lot 26

Victorian Chair, 1939

ink on paper

27.9 x 22.0 cm

Jul 29, 2024 • Bonhams

Victorian Chair, 1939

Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1959

ink on paper

21.6 x 27.9 cm

Jul 29, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1959

Cows on Hillside, 1953

watercolor and ink on paper

56.8 x 78.1 cm

Jul 17, 2024 • Christie's

Cows on Hillside, 1953

watercolor and ink on paper

56.8 x 78.1 cm

Jul 17, 2024

Christie's

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

Lot 27

Artist by the Sea, 1944

watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

56.2 x 78.4 cm

Jul 9, 2024 • Sotheby's

Artist by the Sea, 1944

watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

Little Brown Owl, 1963

oil on canvasboard

30.5 x 22.5 cm

Jul 9, 2024 • Sotheby's

Little Brown Owl, 1963

Mountain Meadow, 1954

watercolor on paper

55.9 x 76.2 cm

Jul 9, 2024 • Sotheby's

Mountain Meadow, 1954

Jul 9, 2024 • Sotheby's

Towering Trees, 1953

Figure by Lamp Light, 1948

oil on canvas

66.0 x 81.3 cm

May 16, 2024 • Sotheby's

Figure by Lamp Light, 1948

May 16, 2024 • Sotheby's

Young Mother and Child, 1935

oil on canvasboard

20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.3 cm)

May 15, 2024 • Phillips

Young Mother and Child, 1935

oil on canvasboard

20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.3 cm)

May 15, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 215

Dark Sea, Dark Sky, 1959

oil on canvasboard

9 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (23.2 x 30.8 cm)

May 15, 2024 • Phillips

Dark Sea, Dark Sky, 1959

oil on canvasboard

9 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (23.2 x 30.8 cm)

May 15, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 112

The White Hen and Fantasy Creatures (double-sided), 1947

gouache and watercolor on paper, double-sided

22 3/8 x 30 3/4 in. (56.8 x 78.1 cm)

May 15, 2024 • Phillips

The White Hen and Fantasy Creatures (double-sided), 1947

gouache and watercolor on paper, double-sided

22 3/8 x 30 3/4 in. (56.8 x 78.1 cm)

May 15, 2024

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 111

Proud Nude, 1956

flobrush ink on paper

43.2 x 35.3 cm

May 11, 2024 • Bonhams

Proud Nude, 1956

flobrush ink on paper

43.2 x 35.3 cm

May 11, 2024

Bonhams

Modern & Contemporary Art

Lot 13

Young Girl Nude (Lunn 7), 1935

Drypoint on paper, affixed to the backing paper

25.0 x 10.8 cm

May 5, 2024 • Bonhams

Young Girl Nude (Lunn 7), 1935

Drypoint on paper, affixed to the backing paper

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Female Painter, 1945

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Lot 13

Mother and Child by Seashore, 1943

oil on canvas

111.8 x 81.3 cm

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Mother and Child by Seashore, 1943

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Lot 15

Harbor Gulls, 1948

gouache and watercolor on paper

57.2 x 77.5 cm

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Harbor Gulls, 1948

gouache and watercolor on paper

57.2 x 77.5 cm

Apr 18, 2024

Christie's

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Lot 16

Bullrushes, 1955

monotype in watercolor on tissue paper

38.1 x 61.0 cm

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Bullrushes, 1955

monotype in watercolor on tissue paper

38.1 x 61.0 cm

Apr 18, 2024

Christie's

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Lot 60

Burned Hill by the Sea, 1936

watercolor and pencil on paper

57.2 x 78.1 cm

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Burned Hill by the Sea, 1936

watercolor and pencil on paper

57.2 x 78.1 cm

Apr 18, 2024

Christie's

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Hoisting Sail, 1957

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Lot 62

Pink Island, White Waves, 1959

oil on canvasboard

45.7 x 61.0 cm

Apr 18, 2024 • Christie's

Pink Island, White Waves, 1959

Live Auction 21774 Modern American Art

Lot 63

Night Nude, 1953

woodcut, on Japon paper

243.0 x 610.0 cm

Apr 16, 2024 • Christie's

Night Nude, 1953

woodcut, on Japon paper

243.0 x 610.0 cm

Apr 16, 2024

Christie's

Live Auction 23053 Prints and Multiples

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Yellow Grasses, 1957

watercolor and gouache on paper

50.8 x 66.0 cm

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Pool Player, 1956

watercolor and gouache on paper

Three Sheep in a Meadow, 1963

watercolor and pencil on paper

58.4 x 88.9 cm

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Three Sheep in a Meadow, 1963

watercolor and pencil on paper

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Yellow Eye Owl, 1961

22 3/8 x 30 5/8 in. (56.8 x 77.8 cm)

Nov 15, 2023 • Phillips

Autumn Hills, 1941

watercolor on paper

22 3/8 x 30 5/8 in. (56.8 x 77.8 cm)

Nov 15, 2023

Phillips • New York

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 152

Flower, 1959

oil on canvas

38 1/2 x 18 in. (97.8 x 45.7 cm)

Nov 15, 2023 • Phillips

Flower, 1959

oil on canvas

38 1/2 x 18 in. (97.8 x 45.7 cm)

Nov 15, 2023

Phillips • New York

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Lot 117

Nude with Long Torso (Reclining Nude), from Laurels Portfolio, 1948

drypoint, on laid paper

15.0 x 38.0 cm

Nov 15, 2023 • Christie's

Nude with Long Torso (Reclining Nude), from Laurels Portfolio, 1948

drypoint, on laid paper

Nov 14, 2023 • Sotheby's

Dakota Hills (recto) and Morning Tide (verso), 1945

watercolor, pencil and gouache on paper

55.9 x 76.2 cm

Nov 14, 2023 • Sotheby's

Dakota Hills (recto) and Morning Tide (verso), 1945

watercolor, pencil and gouache on paper

Nov 14, 2023 • Sotheby's

Beach at Gloucester, 1932

watercolor and graphite on paper

56.1 x 38.3 cm

Nov 10, 2023 • Christie's

Beach at Gloucester, 1932

watercolor and graphite on paper

56.1 x 38.3 cm

Nov 10, 2023

Christie's

Live Auction 22056 Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Lot 236

Red Blouse, 1935

pastel and graphite on paper

44.5 x 31.4 cm

Nov 7, 2023 • Bonhams

Red Blouse, 1935

pastel and graphite on paper

Seated Female Nude, 1945

ink on paper

10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (27.3 x 21.6 cm)

Oct 5, 2023 • Phillips

Seated Female Nude, 1945

ink on paper

10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (27.3 x 21.6 cm)

Oct 5, 2023

Phillips • New York

20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction

Lot 100

Lilacs and Various Objects, 1945

ink on paper

8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (21.9 x 28.3 cm)

Oct 5, 2023 • Phillips

Lilacs and Various Objects, 1945

ink on paper

8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (21.9 x 28.3 cm)

Oct 5, 2023

Phillips • New York

20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction

Sep 29, 2023 • Christie's

Live Auction 22052 Post-War to Present

Lot 215

Sea and Female Nude

gouache on paper laid down on board

14.6 x 28.6 cm

Sep 22, 2023 • Sotheby's

Sea and Female Nude

gouache on paper laid down on board

Untitled (Mother and Child), 1932

watercolor and gouache on black paper

61.6 x 47.0 cm

Sep 22, 2023 • Sotheby's

Untitled (Mother and Child), 1932

watercolor and gouache on black paper

oil and graphite on board

22.9 x 19.7 cm

Sep 22, 2023 • Sotheby's

Self-Portrait, 1948

oil and graphite on board

23 1/8 x 35 1/4 in. (58.7 x 89.5 cm)

Jul 18, 2023 • Phillips

Lone Animal, 1962

oil on paper

23 1/8 x 35 1/4 in. (58.7 x 89.5 cm)

Jul 18, 2023

Phillips • New York

20th Century & Contemporary Art

Lot 89

Relaxer by the Sea, 1944

watercolor and pencil on paper

57.2 x 78.7 cm

Jul 10, 2023 • Sotheby's

Relaxer by the Sea, 1944

watercolor and pencil on paper

Artist in Blue Beret, 1962

oil on canvasboard

45.7 x 35.6 cm

Jul 10, 2023 • Sotheby's

Artist in Blue Beret, 1962