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American · 1885–1965 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 148 of 208 lots (71% 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.

Milton Avery: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1930s2620$5.2kSign upDrypoint
1940s3729$21.3kSign upOil
1950s6255$9.4kSign upWoodcut / linocut
1960s1816$48.1kSign upOil

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1930s 26 works

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20 of 26
Median
$5.2kSign up
Average
$18.4kSign up
Typical size
11 × 10 in (28 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Drypoint (9), Oil (4), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Cattle & animals (2), Landscapes (2)
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…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 37 works

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29 of 37
Median
$21.3kSign up
Average
$42kSign up
Typical size
18 × 17.5 in (45 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9), Watercolor (9), Drawing (7)
Subjects
Sea & coast (4), Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (3)
Show 12 more (1940s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 62 works

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55 of 62
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$109kSign up
Typical size
14 × 16.5 in (35 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (16), Oil (15), Drawing (11)
Subjects
Sea & coast (7), Figures & portraits (5), Sunsets & night (5)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 38 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 18 works

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16 of 18
Median
$48.1kSign up
Average
$141kSign up
Typical size
22 × 22 in (56 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Oil (11), Woodcut / linocut (3), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Birds (4), Sea & coast (2), Boats (1)
Show 6 more (1960s)

Creation date not recorded

58 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 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$4.9kSign up
Average
$4.9kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Watercolor (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 30 works

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24 of 30
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$31.8kSign up
Typical size
11 × 12.5 in (28 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Other (13), Oil (4), Gouache (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Landscapes (2), Boats (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 18 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 26 works

Sold
16 of 26
Median
$2.6kSign up
Average
$11.8kSign up
Typical size
11 × 9 in (28 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (8), Other (4), Woodcut / linocut (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Sea & coast (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 →