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Lot No. 115

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Status: .closed-sold.
current bid: $500
hi bidder: ***1646

Milton Avery

American (1885-1965)
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    "Nursing Baby"

    drypoint on woven paper, 1933, with a red ink signature stamp 'Milton Avery' lower right, numbered 35/100, dated 1933 in pencil,

  • Condition:In very fine fresh condition, the full sheet.
  • Sheet: 14 7/8 x 12 15/16 in (37.8 x 32.9 cm)
  • Plate: 4 5/16 x 4 1/16 in.( 11 x 10.3 cm )
  • References: Recorded and illustrated in Milton Avery, Prints, 1933-1955. A Catalogue Raisonné, No. 1; National Gallery Acquistion No. 1991.233.1
  • Framing: Framed with a vintage classic American Modernist frame, archivally matted and mounted.
  • Note: A blue ink wash drawing exists with this same motif and depicts the artist's wife Sally and newborn daughter March.

    The earliest recorded original print of the artist.

    This impression was part of a posthumous edition printed in 1972. There are no known impression prior to this printing.
Estimates*
US $
Euro
UK pound
Swiss Fr
600-900
510-765
438-657
552-828

* Estimates do not include 25% buyer's premium (see Terms and Conditions). NR means no reserve (minimum bid $50 unless otherwise posted). Estimates in other currencies based on conversion rates of Euro: 0.85 , British Pound 0.73, Swiss Fr 0.92. All conversion values are approximate with the final cost determined in dollars.
workcode: ma-1886a-57