Landscape
1943
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pen and blue ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 12.8 x 20 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Sally Michel Avery
Accession Number
2002.104.2.23
Art Historical Context
Milton Avery (1885–1965), a pivotal American modernist, created this intimate *Landscape* in 1943, a time when World War II cast long shadows over the globe. Yet Avery's work often offered serene escapes nature, blending European influences like Fauvism andisse's bold simplifications with his own poetic vision. His landscapes, characterized by flattened perspectives and economical forms, bridged Impressionism and the emerging Abstract Expressionism, profoundly influencing artists such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. Executed in pen and blue ink on wove paper, this drawing measures just 12....
About the Artist
Milton Avery
Milton Avery, born on March 7, 1885, in Altmar, New York, to a working-class family—his father a tanner—grew up in modest circumstances. After his family's move to the Hartford area of Connecticut in 1898, he took on various manual jobs, including as a mechanic, clerk, and construction worker, to support himself and relatives following family tragedies. His artistic path began around 1905 at the C...