22 ½ x 34 ½ inches / 57.1 x 87.6 cm // framed / encadré : 28 ½ x 40 ¾ inches / 72.4 x 103.5 cm

Milton Avery (1885 – 1965) was an American painter known for his portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. In 1918, he attended the School of Art Society of Hartford and in 1924 he became a member of the Connecticut Academy Fine Arts. A year later, he moved to New Jersey and between the years of 1926 to 1939, he attended sketch classes at the Art Students League in New York where he became acquainted with Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, and Barnett Newman. It was at the time that Avery’s work became increasingly more abstract. Unlike his peers, Avery did not enjoy widespread recognition for his work until 1957 when the influential art critic Clement Greenberg wrote an article on Avery in Arts Magazine. In 1960, he had a retrospective of his work at the Whitney Museum of American art. He was often referred to as the American Matisse because of his use of bright colours and innovative brush work. One of Avery’s later works, Trees and Trees (1962) is an excellent example of one of his favourite motifs in painting, the landscape. Here, the simplicity of form and texture allows the viewer to escape into rest and relaxation.

framed (not examined out of the frame) / encadrée (non examinée hors de son cadre)

Oil on paper / Huile sur papier

Signed; signed, titled and dated verso / Signée; signée, titrée et datée au dos