This beautiful, atmospheric seascape is a fine example of Milton Avery’s inventive use of washes of color to create a mood. Often considered the “American Matisse” Avery’s unusual palette suggests his interest in French Fauvism. The subject is certainly Cape Cod Bay at Provincetown, where the artist spent his summers, drawing and painting the landscape. This work is from the collection of Marilyn Tabb, an artist who was an avid admirer of Avery. Tabb was the niece of Larry Aldrich (the founder of the Aldrich Museum) who suggested that she follow her passion and acquire the work, after she fell in love with this watercolor when it was exhibited at the Grace Borgenicht Gallery in New York City. The gallery represented the Milton Avery Estate. Milton Avery (1893-1965) Milton Avery studied for a time at the Connecticut League of Art Students in Hartford under Charles Noel Flagg and at the Art Society School under Albertus Jones. In 1925, he moved to New York and around 1928, had his first one-man show at the Opportunity Gallery. Avery’s work was influenced by French Fauvism and German Expressionism, painting in thin layers simplified forms and flat colors. Work from this time period provided a model for younger artists including Adolph Gottlieb and Mark Rothko After suffering a heart attack in 1949, Avery began making monotypes, producing nearly two-hundred prints over the next two years. After his first heart attack, the painter turned to more muted tones and the reduction of compositional elements. As Avery’s reputation began to grow, his health deteriorated, hindering him from attending the opening of his retrospective at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York in 1960. In 1961, he endured a second heart attack, from which he never fully recovered. Today, Avery’s work can be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Modern Art in Boston, to name a few. Condition Minor handling creases in margin edges. The paper is rippled, as is intrinsic to the making of the watercolor. The work is in otherwise very good condition. Sie haben Interesse an diesem Objekt? Vorgebot abgeben
This beautiful, atmospheric seascape is a fine example of Milton Avery’s inventive use of washes of color to create a mood. Often considered the “American Matisse” Avery’s unusual palette suggests his interest in French Fauvism. The subject is certainly Cape Cod Bay at Provincetown, where the artist spent his summers, drawing and painting the landscape. This work is from the collection of Marilyn Tabb, an artist who was an avid admirer of Avery. Tabb was the niece of Larry Aldrich (the founder of the Aldrich Museum) who suggested that she follow her passion and acquire the work, after she fell in love with this watercolor when it was exhibited at the Grace Borgenicht Gallery in New York City. The gallery represented the Milton Avery Estate. Milton Avery (1893-1965) Milton Avery studied for a time at the Connecticut League of Art Students in Hartford under Charles Noel Flagg and at the Art Society School under Albertus Jones. In 1925, he moved to New York and around 1928, had his first one-man show at the Opportunity Gallery. Avery’s work was influenced by French Fauvism and German Expressionism, painting in thin layers simplified forms and flat colors. Work from this time period provided a model for younger artists including Adolph Gottlieb and Mark Rothko After suffering a heart attack in 1949, Avery began making monotypes, producing nearly two-hundred prints over the next two years. After his first heart attack, the painter turned to more muted tones and the reduction of compositional elements. As Avery’s reputation began to grow, his health deteriorated, hindering him from attending the opening of his retrospective at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York in 1960. In 1961, he endured a second heart attack, from which he never fully recovered. Today, Avery’s work can be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Modern Art in Boston, to name a few. Condition Minor handling creases in margin edges. The paper is rippled, as is intrinsic to the making of the watercolor. The work is in otherwise very good condition. Sie haben Interesse an diesem Objekt? Vorgebot abgeben
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