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Sally Michel Avery

Sally Michel Avery

American · 1902–2003 · Painter, Illustrator

Sally Michel Avery was an artist and illustrator who created modernist paintings of abstracted figures, landscapes, and genre scenes capturing personal moments of everyday… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Sally Michel Avery, Loungers by the Sea, 1975, oil on canvasLoungers by the SeaBonhams · $121,150≈ £89,694≈ €103,600Sign up to see
  2. Cat LadyCottone Auctions · $82,960≈ £61,823≈ €70,670Sign up to see
  3. Sally Michel Avery, Reflected Grove, 1966, oil on canvasboardReflected GrovePhillips · $63,500≈ £48,429≈ €56,419Sign up to see

Sally Michel 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).

ArtSell has recorded 74 auction results for Sally Michel Avery between 2008 and 2026, of which 73 sold (99%). Recorded sale prices range from $1kSign up free to see to $121kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $121kSign up free to see for Loungers by the Sea at Bonhams in April 2026. The most common medium is oil paintings (51 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (25), Bonhams (23) and Wright (7).

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  1. Sally Michel Avery, Tea Time, c. 1965, oil on panel
    Tea Time, c. 1965
    Oil · Panel
    20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 227
    $25,600≈ £18,949≈ €21,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Sally Michel Avery, Country Hills, 1939, watercolor and graphite on paper
    Country Hills, 1939
    Watercolor · Paper
    15 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (38.7 x 56.5 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 3
    $7,040≈ £5,212≈ €6,020Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Sally Michel Avery, Loungers by the Sea, 1975, oil on canvas
    Loungers by the Sea, 1975
    Oil · Canvas
    40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 4
    $121,150≈ £89,694≈ €103,600Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Sally Michel Avery, Two Fowl, 1964, Oil on canvas
    Two Fowl, 1964
    Oil · Canvas
    17 1/2" x 13 1/2" sight
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 67
    $26,000≈ £19,222≈ €22,143HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  5. Sally Michel Avery, Approaching the Fence (Show Horse), 1968, Oil on canvas
    Approaching the Fence (Show Horse), 1968
    Oil · Canvas
    30" x 40"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 68
    $22,000≈ £16,265≈ €18,736HammerSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  6. Sally Michel Avery, Nursing Mother, 1969, oil on canvas board
    Nursing Mother, 1969
    Oil · Canvas
    24 x 30 in (60.9 x 76.4 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 217
    $28,160≈ £21,559≈ €24,457Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Sally Michel Avery, Untitled, 1987, watercolor on paper
    Untitled, 1987
    Watercolor · Paper
    10¼ h x 14⅛ w in (26 x 36 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 111
    $5,080≈ £3,779≈ €4,327Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Cat Lady
    Oil · Canvas
    50 x 42 in.
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 13
    $82,960≈ £61,823≈ €70,670Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  9. Untitled
    Oil · Canvas
    40 x 30.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 166
    $2,142≈ £1,600≈ €1,860$1,700 + $442 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  10. Sally Michel Avery, Ibex, 1970, Oil on canvasboard
    Ibex, 1970
    Oil · Canvas
    16" x 20"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 43
    $14,000≈ £10,731≈ €12,826HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗

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Sally Michel Avery: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Sally Michel Avery at auction?

$121,150Sign up free to see, for Loungers by the Sea at Bonhams (April 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Sally Michel Avery?

The median sale price is $10.1kSign up free to see across 73 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Sally Michel Avery have sold at auction?

73 of 74 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Sally Michel Avery?

Rago Auctions, Bonhams and Wright account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · Bonhams · Wright

About Sally Michel Avery

Sally Michel Avery was an artist and illustrator who created modernist paintings of abstracted figures, landscapes, and genre scenes capturing personal moments of everyday life. She was the co-creator of the "Avery style", wife and collaborator of artist Milton Avery, and mother of artist March Avery. Throughout their lives, Michel and Avery shared their studio space together, painting side by side, critiquing each other's work, and developing a shared style which includes the use of abstracted subjects, expressionistic color fields, and harmonious but unusual colors juxtapositions. Michel's work is the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Israel Museum, among others.

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