Milton Avery: career timeline
American · 1893–1965 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 8 of 24 lots (33% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | $3.8kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | $6.3kSign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 4 | 2 | $5.6kSign up | Drawing |
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1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $3.8kSign up
- Average
- $3.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 9.5 in (25 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
c. 1930 STANDING MALE c. 1930$3.5kSign up
c. 1937 RESTING COW c. 1937$4kSign up
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $6.3kSign up
- Average
- $6.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 19.5 in (44 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
c. 1940 Pensive Profile$6.3kSign up
1943 Landscape with ThistlesUnsold
1950s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $5.6kSign up
- Average
- $5.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
1955 Flight, 1955 (Lunn # 51), color woodblock print on thin Japanese paper, 7 x 9 inchesResult not published
1955 Shy nude$3.4kSign up
1956 Seated nudeUnsold
1956 Orange Nude$7.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
16 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $8.5kSign up
- Average
- $8.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 23 in (28 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Lithograph (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2007 Cow and Barn$5kSign up
sold 2008 Three Trees$12kSign up
sold 2008 Fence RailUnsold
sold 2009 Mountain landscapeUnsold
sold 2009 March in overallsUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works
- Sold
- 8 of 11
- Median
- $5.5kSign up
- Average
- $7.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Watercolor (2), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Boats (1)
sold 2010 Standing nude$244Sign up
sold 2010 Portrait of a Gentleman$2.8kSign up
sold 2011 Two NudesUnsold
sold 2011 Gloucester, Drying Racks$11.3kSign up
sold 2011 Little FriendUnsold
sold 2012 Mother and Child$1.3kSign up
Show 5 more (2010s)
sold 2013 Sail Loft$8.1kSign up
sold 2013 Little Friend$11.3kSign up
sold 2013 Blonde$25kSign up
sold 2013 Ste. Anne, Manitoba, CanadaUnsold
sold 2019 "Child Cutting (Study of March Avery)$1.1kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Milton Avery auction results →