★★★★★ There is a portrait by Milton Avery in this bewitching survey with the title Husband and Wife. It shows a couple who have dropped by his apartment in Greenwich Village for the evening. Against subtle mauve walls, the man leans back in his armchair, face a brilliant orange as he raises his hand to make a point, clothes several close-toned browns. His wife is all cool blues and teals, arms folded as she retreats into a mustard-yellow couch.
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Image: Milton Avery, Two Figures on Beach, 1950.
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Image: Milton Avery, Two Figures on Beach, 1950.
Oil on canvas. 76.2 x 101.6 cm. Private Asian Collection
Photo: Sotheby's
© 2022 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London 2022
July 17 2022
