Milton Avery (American,1885-1965). 'Portrait of a Young Girl'. Monotype and mixed media on paper. Believed to be a depiction of his daughter, artist March Avery, as a young girl. Signed and dated lower right, 1951. Provenance: Acquired directly from the Estate of Sally Avery by the Marianne Friedland Gallery, Naples FL. Milton Avery was an abstract painter whose work is a dialogue between line, shape and muted color. He is considered one of the most sophisticated 20th- century artists, and although never associated with a particular movement, influenced succeeding generations of artists including Color Field painters Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb. Avery's style evolved over time from Impressionism to modernism and by the 1930's he had developed his signature style of combining abstraction with representational forms to create a unified whole. In his mature paintings, he flattened form and applied intense colors in large unbroken areas. This unique style, often depicting scenes from the natural world and images of the artist's family, has become part of the canon of modernism. Examples of Avery's work can be found in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; and in other major public collections throughout the world. Private Collection, Oconomowoc, WI .Thence by descent to present owner. Dimensions: Sheet: 18" high x 12" wide. Frame - 27 1/2" high x 21" wide. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Nicely framed in updated moulding. Marianne Friedland Gallery label to verso.

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