Milton Avery

Sea Gazers
1956

A serene painting depicting a beach scene with a vast expanse of blue sea and sky. In the foreground, a solitary figure sits under a white parasol on the sandy shore, facing away from the viewer towards three distant islands. The artwork conveys a sense of calm and solitude.

A serene painting depicting a beach scene with a vast expanse of blue sea and sky. In the foreground, a solitary figure sits under a white parasol on the sandy shore, facing away from the viewer towards three distant islands. The artwork conveys a sense of calm and solitude.

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Date
1956

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/16 × 44 1/16in. (76.4 × 111.9 cm)

Accession number
77.1.3

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lawrence H. Bloedel Bequest

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

API
artworks/746

Exhibitions

Collecting Biennials

Jan 16–Nov 28, 2010

Milton Avery
17 works in the collection

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