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Lot 235
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965), Bathers
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Drypoint printed in browish-black ink on wove paper, 1941, pencil signed, dated, and numbered 6/60 lower margin, retains Museum of Modern Art, New York label to frame verso, matted and framed. Lunn 20.

Platemark 4 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.; DOA 14 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Mary L. Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Art Lending Service (1951-1982) was a program at the Museum of Modern Art, New York that aimed to educate young collectors by allowing them to rent art for a period of time so that they could decide whether they would like to purchase or return the work. This drypoint etching was at one point part of this program.

This drypoint depicts the beach at Coney Island, New York.

Some mat burn; not examined out of frame.

$1,000 - 3,000