Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Lone Pine Early Morning, 1953
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Sea and Stars
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965) · 1951
$352,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ £261,760≈ €310,974
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Milton Avery 1951" lower left; signed, titled and dated ""SEA and STARS" by Milton Avery 1951" on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 34 1/8 x 38 1/8 in. (86.7 x 96.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session (NY010821)
- Date
- November 18, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 112
- Estimate
- $200,000 – $400,000 (≈ £148,390 – £296,780) (≈ €176,289 – €352,578)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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