Lot Essay
The present work depicts the artist's wife, Sally Avery, in the Catskills, where they had a family home in Woodstock, New York.
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Straw Hat
Details
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Straw Hat
signed and dated '1963 Milton Avery' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
35 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (90.8 x 60.3 cm.)
Painted in 1963.
Straw Hat
signed and dated '1963 Milton Avery' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
35 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (90.8 x 60.3 cm.)
Painted in 1963.
Provenance
Rudolph Galleries, Woodstock
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 4 December 2003, lot 98
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 4 December 2003, lot 98
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
D. Reno, "Simplicity of Avery’s Late Work is Poetic," Miami Herald, 7 February 1965.
Exhibited
Coral Gables, Rudolph Galleries, Milton Avery, February 1965.
Further details
This lot is accompanied by a letter of opinion from The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation.
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