Pink Tablecloth
Artist
Milton Avery
(American, 1885 - 1965)
Date1944
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 41 x 57in. (104.1 x 144.8cm)
Overall: 32 x 48in. (81.3 x 121.9cm)
Overall: 32 x 48in. (81.3 x 121.9cm)
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger
Terms
Object number53.439
Description On View
On viewCollections
CopyrightPresumed copyright: the artist or the artist's representative/heir(s) / Licensing by ARS, New York, NY.
Label TextMilton Avery painted in a simple, naive-looking style but he was, in fact, a sophisticated artist with an exquisite sense of compositional and color balance. He painted lyrically (even playfully) on the cusp between abstraction and representation.
In Pink Tablecloth, Avery begins with a simple arrangement of items from the kitchen. While he gives some suggestion of shadows around these objects, they really seem to float rather than rest on the table. Avery's use of color is equally free. The three largest areas describing wall, table, and floor are sensitively selected shades of orange, pink, and brown. Against these he plays with several shades of blue and green, as well as brown, black, and white. The total is an unexpectedly harmonious chorus.
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