Milton Avery
Pool Player , 1956 (Dated)
Lot #1295 |
2024-03-05 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Discoveries
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 40,000 - 60,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11400
Auction name: Modern Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2024-03-05
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 20 by 26 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
50.8
Width In Centimeters:
66
Height In Inches:
20
Width In Inches:
26
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Year notes: Dated in 1956.
Provenance
HCE Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts Private Collection, Baltimore (acquired from the above in 1965) Thence by descent to the present owner
Catalog summary
Property from the Estate of Philip and Lois Macht, Baltimore Milton Avery 1885 - 1965 Pool Player signed Milton Avery and dated 1956 (lower right); signed, titled and dated 1956 (on the reverse) watercolor and gouache on paper 20 by 26 in. 50.8 by 66 cm. Executed in 1956. This lot is accompanied by a letter of opinion from the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation. Provenance HCE Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts Private Collection, Baltimore (acquired from the above in 1965) Thence by descent to the present owner