Rocks and Sea and Family
Artist
Milton Avery
(American, 1893 - 1965)
Date1945
MediumWatercolor over graphite pencil underdrawing on cream wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 22 1/4 × 32 1/8 inches (56.52 × 81.6 cm)
Framed: 25 1/8 × 33 5/8 × 1 1/2 inches (63.82 × 85.41 × 3.81 cm)
Framed: 25 1/8 × 33 5/8 × 1 1/2 inches (63.82 × 85.41 × 3.81 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Estelle and Morton Sosland in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2021.31.1
SignedThe work is signed at lower at lower left, in green watercolor: “Milton/Avery 1945.”
InscribedOn the verso, at lower right, is an inscription in graphite pencil reading: “”Rocks Sea + Family” by Milton Avery w. c. 22 x 30.”
MarkingsLower edge is a watermark reading: "J. Whatman 1943 England"
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DescriptionIn muted tones, this watercolor depicts three people at the seashore. A white rock/cliff and beach occupy the right and lower quadrant of the picture. A band of blue sky and patch of wavy gray water are located at the top and left.ProvenanceMilton Avery;
Gump's Gallery, San Francisco;
Blace (Sosland) Lipari;
Promised Gift, 2009;
Bequeathed by Estelle and Morton Sosland to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2021.
Copyright© Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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