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Milton Avery

American · 1885–1965 · Painter, Printmaker

Milton Clark Avery was an American modern painter. Born in Altmar, New York, he moved to Connecticut in 1898 and later to New York City. He was the husband of artist Sally… (Wikipedia)

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Hot MoonPhillips · Nov 2022$2,208,000≈ £1,856,086≈ €2,122,261Sign up to see
Birds Over SeaBrunk Auctions · Oct 2020$1,400,000≈ £1,082,167≈ €1,193,521Sign up to see
Robed NudeBonhams · Nov 2021$1,110,313≈ £823,796≈ €978,680Sign up to see

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Milton Avery, Reclining Bather, 1948, oil on artist's board — Reclining Bather, 1948
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026
$51,600Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Nude, 1953, woodcut in colors on Japon — Nude, 1953
Wright · Aug 6, 2026
$6,400Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Coney Island, 1930, watercolor, pencil and charcoal on paper — Coney Island, 1930
Rago Auctions · Jul 29, 2026
$28,160Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Clara, 1933, pastel on paper — Clara, 1933
Rago Auctions · Jul 29, 2026
$19,950Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Pink Nude, 1950, monotype — Pink Nude, 1950
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026
$38,400Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, White Angel, 1950, monotype and gouache on paper — White Angel, 1950
Bonhams · Apr 23, 2026
$14,080Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Lone Pine Early Morning, 1953, watercolor on paper — Lone Pine Early Morning, 1953
Rago Auctions · Mar 18, 2026
$57,600Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Birds and Sandbar, 1967, graphite and watercolor on paper — Birds and Sandbar, 1967
Rago Auctions · Mar 18, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Untitled, 1946, watercolor on paper — Untitled, 1946
Rago Auctions · Mar 18, 2026
$25,600Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Baby Avery, 1933, etching — Baby Avery, 1933
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026
$532Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Sand Spit, 1957, watercolor on paper — Sand Spit, 1957
Rago Auctions · Jan 28, 2026
$27,940Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Landscape with Hills and Trees, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, Laid Down to Cardstock — Landscape with Hills and Trees
DuMouchelles · Dec 19, 2025
$20,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Nude, 1960, Woodcut — Nude, 1960
Billings · Dec 13, 2025
$700Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Untitled (Dietz Coal Company), Graphite on paper — Untitled (Dietz Coal Company)
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 7, 2025
$2,400Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Figure on the Jetty, 1957, oil on canvas — Figure on the Jetty, 1957
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2025
$508,500Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Moored Boat, 1948, watercolor, charcoal and graphite on paper — Moored Boat, 1948
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2025
$40,960Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Stella Resting, Drawing — Stella Resting
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Nov 15, 2025
$3,328Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Gray Sea, 1963, lithograph in colors — Gray Sea, 1963
Toomey & Co. · Nov 14, 2025
$1,980Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Young Girl Nude, 1935, drypoint — Young Girl Nude, 1935
Toomey & Co. · Nov 14, 2025
$1,524Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Trees by the Sea (L. 53), 1953, Woodcut, on Japanese paper, with margins — Trees by the Sea (L. 53), 1953
Phillips · Oct 21, 2025
$2,064Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Stars, Moon and Sea, 1951, Monotype — Stars, Moon and Sea, 1951
Barridoff Auctions · Aug 16, 2025
$5,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1959, ink on paper — Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1959
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2025
$1,408Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Sand Spit, 1957, watercolor on paper — Sand Spit, 1957
Rago Auctions · Jul 30, 2025
$21,590Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Three Sails (Sails in Dark Sea), 1960, watercolor and gouache on paper — Three Sails (Sails in Dark Sea), 1960
Phillips · Jul 16, 2025
$15,240Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Gray Sea, Colored lithograph — Gray Sea
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 29, 2025
$650Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Birds And Sea, 1955, Woodcut Printed in Blue on Japan Paper — Birds And Sea, 1955
DuMouchelles · Jun 13, 2025
$4,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Nude, Oil and pencil on board — Nude
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 8, 2025
$9,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Untitled (Shoals & Rocks), 1950, oil on monotype — Untitled (Shoals & Rocks), 1950
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$9,525Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Mama's Boy, 1944, Oil on Canvas Board — Mama's Boy, 1944
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025
$150,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Study of a Standing Model, Flobrush on paper — Study of a Standing Model
Bonhams · Mar 12, 2025
$1,664Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Red Rocker, 1962, oil on canvasboard — Red Rocker, 1962
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024
$66,040Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Friendly Bovines, 1933, oil on canvasboard — Friendly Bovines, 1933
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024
$53,340Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Moon over Miami, 1959, oil on canvasboard — Moon over Miami, 1959
Phillips · Nov 19, 2024
$254,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Facing the Wind, 1959, watercolor, charcoal and oil crayon on paper — Facing the Wind, 1959
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024
$25,600Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, General MacArthur on the Rocks, 1944, Gouache on paper — General MacArthur on the Rocks, 1944
Barridoff Auctions · Oct 13, 2024
$20,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Victorian Chair, 1939, ink on paper — Victorian Chair, 1939
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2024
$4,352Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Beach Birds, 1954, woodcut — Beach Birds, 1954
Toomey & Co. · Jul 24, 2024
$9,450Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, March with Babushka (Head of March), 1948, etching — March with Babushka (Head of March), 1948
Toomey & Co. · Jul 24, 2024
$1,260Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Cow Grazing, 1954, gouache on Strathmore — Cow Grazing, 1954
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2024
$21,420Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Nude Female Figure, Painting — Nude Female Figure
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 18, 2024
$96,000Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, The White Hen and Fantasy Creatures (double-sided), 1947, gouache and watercolor on paper, double-sided — The White Hen and Fantasy Creatures (double-sided), 1947
Phillips · May 15, 2024
$95,250Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Dark Sea, Dark Sky, 1959, oil on canvasboard — Dark Sea, Dark Sky, 1959
Phillips · May 15, 2024
$139,700Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Young Mother and Child, 1935, oil on canvas board — Young Mother and Child, 1935
Phillips · May 15, 2024
$38,100Sign up free to see

Trees (A.F. A37521), 1951
Brunk Auctions · Apr 11, 2024
$5,500Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Pilot Fish, 1952, woodcut on wove paper — Pilot Fish, 1952
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024
$4,788Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Untitled, pencil on paper — Untitled
Rago Auctions · Dec 14, 2023
$2,142Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Nude (Blue + White), 1960, woodcut in color — Nude (Blue + White), 1960
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023
$1,703Sign up free to see

Milton Avery, Flower, 1959, oil on canvas — Flower, 1959
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
$69,850Sign up free to see

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