MILTON AVERY | LAMB RESTING

MILTON AVERY
1885 - 1965
LAMB RESTING

signed Milton Avery and dated 1953 (lower right); also inscribed in another hand "Lamb Resting" by Milton Avery w.c. on rice paper 18 x 24 1953 (on the reverse)
mixed media on rice paper
17 ¾ by 23 ⅜ inches
(45.1 by 59.4 cm)

Condition Report:
The sheet is lightly toned and the medium appears to be faded. There is staining along the extreme outer edges and artist's pinholes in the outer corners. There are scattered surface irregularities inherent to the paper support throughout. There appears to be a small crease in the paper beneath the lamb.

Provenance:
The artist

Estate of the above

Fox Gallery, New Jersey, 1974 (acquired from the above)

Private collection, New York, circa 1970s

Private collection, Pennsylvania (by descent)

Acquired by the present owner from the above