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Milton Avery, American, 1885-1965. Clara.

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Milton Avery, American, 1885-1965. Pastel on paper, 20 in. height by 13 in. width. signed and dated ‘ Milton 1933/Avery’ (lower right). Provenance: Graphics International Ltd., Washington, D.C. Acquired by private collector in 1972. Christie’s Auction, New York (March 25, 2015, lot 126).

Milton Avery, American, 1885-1965. Pastel on paper, 20 in. height by 13 in. width. signed and dated ‘ Milton 1933/Avery’ (lower right). Provenance: Graphics International Ltd., Washington, D.C. Acquired by private collector in 1972. Christie’s Auction, New York (March 25, 2015, lot 126).

Milton Avery was born in Altmar New york. He moved to Connecticut in 1898 and later to New york City. In 1930 he was befriended by Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb among other artists living in New York in the 1930s-40s. Avery’s work is seminal to American abstract painting, while his work is clearly representational, it focuses on color relations and is not concerned with creating the illusion of depth as most conventional Western painting since the Renaissance, Avery was often thought of as an American Matisse, especially becuase of his colorful and innovative landscape paintings. His poetic, bold and creative use of drawing and color set him apart from more conventional painting of his era.