Greenwich Villagers (Primary Title)
Milton Avery, American, 1885 - 1965 (Artist)
An important transitional postwar painter who struck a balance in his work between representation and abstraction, Milton Avery is celebrated as a “color poet.” While he began his career as an urban realist, an encounter with the vibrant art of Henri Matisse transformed Avery’s approach to painting and shaped his signature style grounded in colorful forms. This jaunty image of two New York bohemians, likely denizens of the artist’s studio crowd that included the young Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb, is typical of Avery’s favorite subject – the daily life of friends and family.
Gift of M. Knoedler and Company, Inc.
Encounter II: Color" Artmobile exhibition, Sept 1972-Feb 1974
Washington and Lee University, Jan - March 1960
Thalhimer's, 13-23 Jan 1959
Washington and Lee University, Jan - March 1960
Thalhimer's, 13-23 Jan 1959
© artist or artist’s estate
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