Milton Avery (1893-1965)
Milton Avery (1893-1965)

Portrait of March

Details
Milton Avery (1893-1965)
Portrait of March
signed 'Milton/Avery' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
10¼ x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1939.
Provenance
The artist.
Private collection, 1940.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2 June 1981.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Lot Essay

In a letter to the present owner dated January 20, 1982, Sally Avery writes:
"What a stroke of luck to start your art collection with a Milton Avery painting.
I think the Avery you bought at the U.J.A. auction at Parke Bernet last year is an enchanting painting. I remember seeing it there for the first time since we sold it in 1940. I would say it was painted a year earlier. I always loved the tenderness in its colors--shapes--and relationships; a father's tribute to his little daughter.
Sincerely
Sally M. Avery"

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