Lot Essay
The present work likely depicts a seaside cliff in Pemaquid Point, Maine, where the Avery family summered the year it was painted.
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Property from the Collection of Joseph L. Ponce and Anne G. Ponce
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Woman on the Rocks
Details
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Woman on the Rocks
signed and dated 'Milton/Avery/1948' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
22 3⁄8 x 30 3⁄8 in. (56.8 x 77 cm.)
Executed in 1948.
Woman on the Rocks
signed and dated 'Milton/Avery/1948' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
22 3⁄8 x 30 3⁄8 in. (56.8 x 77 cm.)
Executed in 1948.
Provenance
The artist.
Estate of the above.
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Probably) Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1965.
Estate of the above.
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Probably) Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1965.
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Makler Gallery, Milton Avery: Oils, Watercolors and Graphics, December 2-31, 1968, n.p., no. 17, illustrated.
Brought to you by
Tylee Abbott
Vice President, Head of American Art
The present work likely depicts a seaside cliff in Pemaquid Point, Maine, where the Avery family summered the year it was painted.