Pitcher Painter

Artist Milton Avery (American, 1885 - 1965)

Date1945

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 48 x 33 1/2 in. (121.9 x 85.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Roy R. Neuberger

Object number57.1

Collections

American

ClassificationsPainting

Object NamePainting

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureNorth American

NationalityAmerican

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

More Information

Signedbottom right: Milton Avery / 1945

Inscribedverso top left: NEW / SOL; verso backing board top center: PENN: PITCHER PTER PITCHER / PTER; verso frame right: 19797 194 19797

Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: 20th Century American Galleries (113), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; Exhibition of Objects from the Collection at the Sordoni Gallery, Wilkes College, Wilkes Barre, PA, August 26 – September 23, 1984.ProvenanceRoy C. Neuberger, unknown method and date of acquisition. Palmer Museum of Art, gift of Roy C. Neuberger, 1957.Published ReferencesMilton Avery and the Landscape, The William Benton Museum of Art, 3/15 -4/16/76