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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Record prices
Hot MoonPhillips · $2,208,000≈ £1,856,086≈ €2,122,261Sign up to see
- Birds Over SeaBrunk Auctions · $1,400,000≈ £1,082,167≈ €1,193,521Sign up to see
Robed NudeBonhams · $1,110,313≈ £823,796≈ €978,680Sign up to see
Milton Avery’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
5 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
12 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 43 | 37 | 86% | $226kSign up | $66kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Oil | 42 | 36 | 86% | $233kSign up | $67.9kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.1kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 83 | 71 | 86% | $22.1kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $163kSign up |
| Watercolor | 27 | 27 | 100% | $33.1kSign up | $27.9kSign up | $163kSign up |
| Gouache | 15 | 11 | 73% | $35.4kSign up | $20.2kSign up | $95.3kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 1 | 50% | $19.9kSign up | $19.9kSign up | $19.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 27 | 21 | 78% | $5.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 54 | 41 | 76% | $4.1kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $38.4kSign up |
| Etching | 7 | 6 | 86% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Drypoint | 15 | 8 | 53% | $1.8kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 23 | 19 | 83% | $3.4kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 5 | 83% | $14kSign up | $7kSign up | $38.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Other | 15 | 13 | 87% | $52.8kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $565kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | $25.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | $4kSign up |
| 2024 | 18 | 15 | $25.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 26 | 16 | $20.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 21 | 19 | $51.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | $24.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 12 | 11 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 14 | 10 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $30kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | $14.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $81.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $20kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $79.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $46.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $4.1kSign up |