Milton Avery

Cleaning Fish, Gaspe
1940

Two stylized figures with obscured faces sit at a table, engaged in fish preparation, with a basket of blue fish to the left and a teal backdrop. The artwork, signed by Milton Avery, features a muted color palette and abstract forms.

Two stylized figures with obscured faces sit at a table, engaged in fish preparation, with a basket of blue fish to the left and a teal backdrop. The artwork, signed by Milton Avery, features a muted color palette and abstract forms.

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Date
1940

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and ink on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 34 3/8 × 54 5/16in. (87.3 × 138 cm)

Accession number
50.5

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger

Rights and reproductions
© Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Milton Avery
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