A beautifully serene piece from Milton Avery's exhibition at The Charles H. Scott Gallery**, Granville Island, Vancouver. 1981. "Nudes By The Sea" 1961. 31.5”x 26” framed. We have included artist CV/ Bio document that accompanied the exhibition. In very good condition with a few faint blemishes at top and bottom edges; the poster had never seen the light of day prior to this framing.
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Milton Avery is one of the most significant American artists of the twentieth century and a leader in modernism internationally. He painted the figure and domestic interiors, but was also well known for his unique landscape work.
Born in Altmar, New York, Avery studied at the Connecticut League of Art Students in Hartford, then moved to New York City in 1925. He took classes at the Art Students League of New York and by 1928 was exhibiting in that city. In the 1930s, Avery associated with well-known artists there such as Marcel Duchamp, Adolph Gottlieb and Mark Rothko.
Avery was influenced by German Expressionism and French Fauvism – in particular, Henri Matisse’s innovative use of colour and space. However, he took an independent stance, and his work stood outside of any movement or prevailing trend, which confounded critics.
The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC was the first museum to mount a solo museum exhibition in 1944. In 1945 two of the leading dealers in modern French art in New York, Paul Rosenberg and Durand-Ruel, held concurrent exhibitions in their New York galleries.
1982, New York’s Whitney Museum mounted a retrospective of his work. Avery’s paintings are in prominent museum collections both in the United States and internationally.
** Charles H. Scott Gallery (1980-2017)
Charles was principal of the old Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts; Emily Carr University of Art + Design was named after him. He was an extremely interesting person, contributing to the art and design community (including the fabulous Beaux Art Balls) in Vancouver. Here's a great article on the last exhibition curated by Cate Rimmer.
https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/art-seen-forgotten-art-history-of-vancouver-revealed-in-exhibition-about-charles-h-scott
