Vermont Landscape
1943
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pen and black 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
2002.104.2.37
Art Historical Context
**Vermont Landscape** by Milton, created in 1943, visitors into the tranquil hills of New England during a time shadowed by World War II. This intimate drawing, executed in pen and black ink on wove paper, measures a modest 12.8 x 20 cm, suggesting it may have been a personal sketch study from Avery's travels. Avery, an influential American artist, often drew inspiration from natural scenes like those in Vermont, distilling them into his distinctive modernist vision. The choice of pen and ink on wove paper—a fine, even-surfaced support ideal for precise lines—showcases Avery's command of line...
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...