
Nude
A serene, simplified nude figure is rendered in Milton Avery's characteristically reductive style, using bold green tones to distill the human form to its essential contours. The woodcut medium lends a textural warmth to the composition, with the grain of the block subtly visible beneath the flat, expressive shapes. Printed on delicate Japanese paper with full margins, the work exemplifies Avery's lyrical approach to modernism, balancing abstraction and figuration with quiet elegance.
- Medium
- Woodcut in green, on Japanese paper, with full margins.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Editions & Works on Paper
October 17, 2017
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