MILTON AVERY "RELAXED CONVERSATION" 1953Milton Avery (1885 1965) whose lyrical command of colour and form positioned him as a pivotal figure in 20th century art. Often described as the American Fauve, Avery produced paintings that bridged Impressionisms commitment to lived experience, American modernisms emphasis on flatness, and Abstract Expressionisms focus on surface. Working across landscapes, domestic scenes, still lifes, and figurative works, Avery developed a distinctive visual

At first glance this composition appears to be a gestural and automatic drawing realized in red ink

Dutch Baroque and Fauvism

as well as being included in the Whitney Biennial

yet framed by an open window

Like the best of Nevelson's work "Symphony Three" alludes to tribal art

This print is one of the earliest versions

from an edition of 9

cigarette packaging

"Mines #18: Crean Hill Mine

Printed by Aldo Crommelynck

portraiture

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library