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Lot 222

*MILTON CLARK AVERY (1885-1965) ‘Freighters’

circa 1920, oil on linen stretched over board, 29cm x 35cm, identification no. A21116 (The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation)

Provenance: Bonhams Skinner, Boston, 'American & European Works of Art', 23rd September 2016, lot 336.

Note: The unusual support was achieved by stretching a linen dish towel over a pressed paper board; Avery typically repurposed everyday materials in his artworks from this period.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Hammer price: £3,000
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

The picture bears a few issues, many of which almost certainly date to the original (unusual) compositional process. There are some consistent areas of loss around the edges of the composition, as well as some extensive (predominantly vertical) craquelure throughout. There are also some specks of dirt to the picture surface, especially to the upper right quadrant. Please see additional images available on request.

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