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White Gull Resting
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965) · 1963
£189,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $259,913≈ €224,024
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvasboard”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'Milton Avery 1963' lower left; signed, titled and dated '''White Gull Resting'' by Milton Avery 1963' on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 37.8 x 76 cm (14 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010921)
- Date
- October 15, 2021
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 12
- Estimate
- £70,000 – £100,000 (≈ $96,264 – $137,520) (≈ €82,972 – €118,531)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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