Milton Avery

November 7, 2021 - January 30, 2022
Milton Avery

Milton Avery
Hint of Autumn, 1954
Oil on canvas, 53 x 34 inches
Milton Avery Trust
© 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2021
Photo: Adam Reich

Milton Avery
Boathouse by the Sea, 1959
Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches
Milton Avery Trust
© 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2021
Courtesy Victoria Miro and Waqas Wajahat

Milton Avery
March in Brown, 1954
Oil on canvas, 44 x 32 inches
Private collection
© 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2021
Courtesy Victoria Miro and Waqas Wajahat

November 7, 2021 - January 30, 2022

Milton Avery is considered one of North America’s greatest 20th-century colorists. His career fell between the movements of the American Impressionists and the Abstract Expressionists, leaving him to forge a staunchly independent path. This comprehensive exhibition brings together a selection of approximately 70 paintings from the 1910s to the mid-1960s that are among his most celebrated. These works typically feature scenes of daily life, including portraits of loved ones and serene landscapes from his visits to Maine and Cape Cod. The color sensibility and balance that run throughout his work had a major influence on the next generation of artists.

The exhibition catalogue is available in the Modern Shop.

Organized by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in collaboration with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Curated by Edith Devaney with the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Milton Avery
Hint of Autumn, 1954
Oil on canvas, 53 x 34 inches
Milton Avery Trust
© 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2021
Photo: Adam Reich

Milton Avery
Boathouse by the Sea, 1959
Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches
Milton Avery Trust
© 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2021
Courtesy Victoria Miro and Waqas Wajahat

Milton Avery
March in Brown, 1954
Oil on canvas, 44 x 32 inches
Private collection
© 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2021
Courtesy Victoria Miro and Waqas Wajahat