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Milton Avery — Nude
Milton Avery

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.

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October 17, 2017

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Milton Avery, 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.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Green Palette, Mid Century Modern, Male Artist, Japanese Paper, Printmaking, Female Nude, American Artist, Figurative Art, Modernism, Green Tones, Woodcut, Modern Artist, Abstract Modernism, Nude Figure, Abstract Figurative, Modern Master, Woodcut Print, Minimalist Style

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