In a career that overlapped with the end of Impressionism and the heyday of Abstract Expressionism, Milton Avery’s subtlety of line and originality of palette always set him apart. This major survey at the Wadsworth Atheneum (5 March–5 June) – Avery’s first in the United States for three decades – brings together 60 works that range from intimate depictions of daily life and portraits of friends and family to vivid landscapes and luminous abstractions, which had a profound influence on younger artists such as Rothko, Newman and Gottlieb. The show is organised by the Royal Academy in London, where it travels in the summer (15 July–16 October). Find out more from the Wadsworth’s website.
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Boathouse by the Sea (1959), Milton Avery. Courtesy Victoria Miro and Waqas Wajahat; © 2021 The Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Self-portrait (1941), Milton Avery. Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Photo: Jim Frank; © 2021 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Studio View (Chop Suey) (c. 1930s), Milton Avery. Photo: Adam Reich; courtesy of Waqas Wajahat; © 2021 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Seated Girl with Dog (1944), Milton Avery. Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Photo: Jim Frank; © 2021 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Blue Trees (1945), Milton Avery. Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Photo: Jim Frank; © 2021 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Boathouse by the Sea (1942), Milton Avery. Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Photo: Jim Frank; © 2021 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York