Lot Essay
The present composition is nearly identical to Milton Avery's Dark Still Life (1954) in the collection of the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Still Life with Purple Vase
Details
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Still Life with Purple Vase
signed and dated 'Milton/Avery/1949' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1949.
Still Life with Purple Vase
signed and dated 'Milton/Avery/1949' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1949.
Provenance
The artist.
Estate of the above.
Theo Waddington Gallery, Montreal, Canada, acquired from the above.
Christie's, New York, 16 March 1990, lot 396.
Private collection, New York.
Private collection, California.
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2010.
Estate of the above.
Theo Waddington Gallery, Montreal, Canada, acquired from the above.
Christie's, New York, 16 March 1990, lot 396.
Private collection, New York.
Private collection, California.
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2010.
Exhibited
New York, Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, A Century of Innovation: American Art from 1850-1950, May 17-June 28, 2010.