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Milton Avery Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1885–1965

ArtSell has recorded 43 auction results for Milton Avery paintings between 2005 and 2026, of which 37 sold (86% sell-through). Prices realised range from $6,125 to $2,208,000, with a median of $66,040 across 37 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $2,208,000 for “Hot Moon” at Phillips in 2022.

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  1. Milton Avery, Reclining Bather, 1948, oil on artist's board
    Reclining Bather, 1948
    Oil · Board
    5 x 12 7/8 in. (12.7 x 32.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 37
    $51,600≈ £38,938≈ €45,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Milton Avery, Figure on the Jetty, 1957, oil on canvas
    Figure on the Jetty, 1957
    Oil · Canvas
    46 x 33 in. (116.8 x 83.8 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 5
    $508,500≈ £387,517≈ €439,005Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500,000–700,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Milton Avery, Nude, Oil and pencil on board
    Nude
    Oil · Board
    11.25" h x 4.75" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 23
    $9,000≈ £6,645≈ €7,887HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. Milton Avery, Untitled (Shoals & Rocks), 1950, oil on monotype
    Untitled (Shoals & Rocks), 1950
    Oil
    17 h x 22 w in (43 x 56 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 101
    $9,525≈ £7,098≈ €8,422Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Milton Avery, Mama's Boy, 1944, Oil on Canvas Board
    Mama's Boy, 1944
    Oil · Canvas
    H 20" W 16"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1014
    $150,000≈ £113,387≈ €132,042HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
  6. Milton Avery, Friendly Bovines, 1933, oil on canvasboard
    Friendly Bovines, 1933
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 22 1/8 in. (35.6 x 56.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 149
    $53,340≈ £42,109≈ €50,502Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Milton Avery, Red Rocker, 1962, oil on canvasboard
    Red Rocker, 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    $66,040≈ £52,135≈ €62,526Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Milton Avery, Moon over Miami, 1959, oil on canvasboard
    Moon over Miami, 1959
    Oil · Canvas
    21 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. (55.6 x 70.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 27
    $254,000≈ £200,838≈ €240,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Milton Avery, Young Mother and Child, 1935, oil on canvas board
    Young Mother and Child, 1935
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 215
    $38,100≈ £30,193≈ €35,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Milton Avery, Dark Sea, Dark Sky, 1959, oil on canvasboard
    Dark Sea, Dark Sky, 1959
    Oil · Canvas
    9 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (23.2 x 30.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    $139,700≈ £110,706≈ €128,970Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Milton Avery, Flower, 1959, oil on canvas
    Flower, 1959
    Oil · Canvas
    38 1/2 x 18 in. (97.8 x 45.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    $69,850≈ £56,037≈ €64,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Milton Avery, Tender Nude, 1958, oil on canvas board
    Tender Nude, 1958
    Oil · Canvas
    16 h x 12 w in (41 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 113
    $56,700≈ £46,237≈ €53,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  13. Milton Avery, Young Mother and Child, 1935, oil on canvas board
    Young Mother and Child, 1935
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 217
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $70,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Milton Avery, Hot Moon, 1958, oil on canvas
    Hot Moon, 1958
    Oil · Canvas
    54 x 66 1/8 in. (137.3 x 167.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 29
    $2,208,000≈ £1,856,086≈ €2,122,261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800,000–2,500,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Milton Avery, March with Doves, circa 1940, oil on canvas
    March with Doves, circa 1940
    Oil · Canvas
    48 1/8 x 32 1/8 in. (122.2 x 81.6 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200,000–300,000View at Bonhams ↗
  16. Milton Avery, Big Bouquet, 1962, oil on canvasboard
    Big Bouquet, 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 120
    $30,240≈ £22,437≈ €26,655Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Milton Avery, Sea and Stars, 1951, oil on canvas
    Sea and Stars, 1951
    Oil · Canvas
    34 1/8 x 38 1/8 in. (86.7 x 96.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    $352,800≈ £261,760≈ €310,974Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–400,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Milton Avery, Bird Over Sea, 1961, oil on canvasboard
    Bird Over Sea, 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    28 x 22 1/8 in. (71.1 x 56.2 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 18
    $100,313≈ £74,427≈ €88,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Bonhams ↗
  19. Milton Avery, The Rose, 1944, oil on canvasboard
    The Rose, 1944
    Oil · Canvas
    24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 14
    $106,563≈ £79,064≈ €93,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Bonhams ↗
  20. Milton Avery, Robed Nude, 1960, oil on canvas
    Robed Nude, 1960
    Oil · Canvas
    68 1/8 x 58 1/8 in. (173 x 147.6 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 8
    $1,110,313≈ £823,796≈ €978,680Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000,000–1,500,000View at Bonhams ↗
  21. Milton Avery, White Gull Resting, 1963, oil on canvasboard
    White Gull Resting, 1963
    Oil · Canvas
    37.8 x 76 cm (14 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    £189,000≈ $259,913≈ €224,024Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £70,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Milton Avery, Bird by Wild Sea, 1961, oil on canvasboard
    Bird by Wild Sea, 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    56.2 x 71 cm (22 1/8 x 27 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    £207,900≈ $285,904≈ €246,427Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Milton Avery, Tree by the Sea, 1958, oil on canvasboard
    Tree by the Sea, 1958
    Oil · Canvas
    21 7/8 x 28 in. (55.6 x 71.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 181
    $378,000≈ £271,982≈ €316,689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Milton Avery, Sunflowers, 1963, oil on canvasboard
    Sunflowers, 1963
    Oil · Canvas
    28 x 21 7/8in (71.1 x 55.6cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 43
    $125,313≈ £88,723≈ €102,690Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Bonhams ↗
  25. Fanciful Woman, 1955
    Oil · Canvas
    15-7/8 x 11-7/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 754
    $34,000≈ £24,785≈ €28,600HammerSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–55,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  26. Milton Avery, Landscape, 1949, oil on canvasboard
    Landscape, 1949
    Oil · Canvas
    17 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (45.5 x 60.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    $81,900≈ £61,621≈ €67,608Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Milton Avery, Fruit Bowl, 1957, oil on canvasboard
    Fruit Bowl, 1957
    Oil · Canvas
    11 7/8 x 15 7/8in (30.2 x 40.3cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 6
    $31,563≈ £23,678≈ €26,601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
  28. Birds Over Sea, 1957
    Oil · Canvas
    56 x 42 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 555
    $1,400,000≈ £1,082,167≈ €1,193,521HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800,000–1,200,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  29. Milton Avery, The Dreamer, 1957, oil on canvasboard
    The Dreamer, 1957
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    $37,500≈ £29,222≈ €32,029Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Milton Avery, Dunes and Blue Sea, 1961, oil on canvasboard
    Dunes and Blue Sea, 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    24 3/4 x 29 7/8in (62.9 x 75.9cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 4
    $150,075≈ £115,691≈ €127,996Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Bonhams ↗
  31. Milton Avery, Untitled (Portrait of David Burliuk and His Wife), circa 1939, oil on canvas
    Untitled (Portrait of David Burliuk and His Wife), circa 1939
    Oil · Canvas
    36 x 28in
    Bonhams · · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
  32. Milton Avery, Nude by the Sea, 1954, oil on illustration board
    Nude by the Sea, 1954
    Oil · Board
    3 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (7.9 x 23.8 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 176
    $32,500≈ £25,044≈ €28,771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Milton Avery, Thoughtful Nude, oil on board
    Thoughtful Nude
    Oil · Board
    10 x 7 1/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 42
    $31,250≈ £23,592≈ €26,526Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
  34. Milton Avery, Untitled (Portrait of David Burliuk and His Wife), circa 1939, oil on canvas
    Untitled (Portrait of David Burliuk and His Wife), circa 1939
    Oil · Canvas
    36 x 28in
    Bonhams · · Lot 32
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Bonhams ↗
  35. Milton Avery, Young Mother, 1934, oil on artist board
    Young Mother, 1934
    Oil · Board
    24 h x 18 w in (61 x 46 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 248
    $31,250≈ £23,784≈ €26,358Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  36. Milton Avery, Pale Trees – Dark Pool, oil on canvas
    Pale Trees – Dark Pool
    Oil · Canvas
    24 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400,000–600,000View at Bonhams ↗
  37. Milton Avery, Fancy Fish, 1949, Oil on canvas board
    Fancy Fish, 1949
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 96
    $21,250≈ £13,828≈ €18,685Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  38. Milton Avery, Paris Pigeons, oil on canvasboard
    Paris Pigeons
    Oil · Canvas
    9 x 12in
    Bonhams · · Lot 74
    $37,500≈ £24,141≈ €33,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
  39. Milton Avery, Poodle, oil on board
    Poodle
    Oil · Board
    5 1/2 x 8 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3
    $18,750≈ £11,961≈ €14,958Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
  40. Milton Avery, Paris Pigeons, oil on canvasboard
    Paris Pigeons
    Oil · Canvas
    9 x 12in
    Bonhams · · Lot 2
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
  41. Milton Avery, Standing Nude with Vase, c. 1940, Mixed media
    Standing Nude with Vase, c. 1940
    Mixed media
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 298
    $6,125≈ £3,790≈ €4,700Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  42. Milton Avery, The Nude, Oil on canvas interior scene shows a nude woman in colors of white and gray seated on a red and black sofa
    The NudeAttributed to the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    30" x 24”
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1273
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  43. Milton Avery, The Nude, Oil on canvas interior scene shows a nude woman in colors of white and gray seated on a red and black sofa
    The NudeAttributed to the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    30" x 24”
    James D. Julia · · Lot 2349
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  44. Milton Avery, The Purple Sofa, Oil on canvas scene shows two woman who are seated facing each other on a purple sofa. One wears blue, the other brown
    The Purple SofaAttributed to the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    18” x 25-3/4”
    James D. Julia · · Lot 2350
    $2,360≈ £1,452≈ €1,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  45. Milton Avery, Grazing, Oil on canvas landscape scene shows green hills with trees and fields. In the foreground an animal grazes on the grass
    Grazing
    Oil · Canvas
    22" x 28”
    James D. Julia · · Lot 2348
    $8,050≈ £4,953≈ €5,641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–10,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  46. Milton Avery, The Purple Sofa, Oil on canvas scene shows two woman are seated facing each other on a purple sofa. One wears blue, the other brown
    The Purple SofaAttributed to the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    18” x 25-3/4”
    James D. Julia · · Lot 502
    $6,000≈ £2,981≈ €4,391Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  47. Milton Avery, Cows on the Hillside, 1949, Oil
    Cows on the Hillside, 1949
    Oil
    45,3 x 60,3 cm ( 17,8 x 23,7 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 100
    €71,300≈ $91,057≈ £48,720Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €16,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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