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STILLLIFEWITHTWISTEDBREAD1937Oilonboard24x20inches61x50.8cmMILTONAVERYSELECTEDWORKSFROMTHEESTATEOFTHEARTISTOCTOBER6-NOVEMBER32012COVERdetailPOOLPLAYER1929Oiloncanvas36x28inches91.5x71.1cmAveryx19sgeniuslayinhisabilitytoportraymoodsthatstimulateeachviewerx19sconsciousnessonanalmostar-chetypallevel.Asthedepictionoficonicrelationshipscametodominatehisworkhispaintingsacquiredgreaterpoignancy.InrelinquishingthetransitoryandthespecificAverybestowedonhissubjectsasuspendedcalm.Depictionsofgroupactivities-familyandfriendsplayinggamesmakingmusicrelaxingtogetheratthebeach-werereplacedbyaqualityofseparateness.Figureportrayalswerenowgenerallyofsinglefiguresorofcouplesisolatedinotherwisedesertedlandscapes.Thismoodofemptinessandquietudeextendedtohislandscapesandseascapesaswelleveninthesepictorialincidentsseldomintrudeuponthelimitlessexpanseofemptyspace.AverysportraitsandfigurecompositionsweretypicaloftheworkthatdominatedtheNewYorkartsceneinthetwentieshisclose-croppedindividualportraitsisolatedagainstflatbackgroundsrelatedtotheacademicpaintingsofartistsattheArtStudentsLeaguewhilehisfiguregroupsweresimilartotheurbangenrepaint-ingsofartistslateridentifiedwiththeAmericanScene.-BarbaraHaskellMiltonAveryWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtNewYork1982