Inscription: Signed and dated (lower left): Milton Avery 1959
the artist, New York (1959–d. 1965); his widow, Sally M. Avery, New York (1965–at least 1985); Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, New York (until 1989; gift to MMA)
Art Institute of Chicago. "65th Annual American Exhibition: Some Directions in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture," January 5–February 18, 1962, no. 6 (lent by Grace Borgenicht Gallery).
Providence, R. I. Annmary Brown Memorial, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design and Providence Arts Club. "Critics' Choice: Art Since World War II. 1965 Kane Memorial Exhibition in Honor of Brown University," March 31–April 24, 1965, no. 3 (as "Speed Boat's Wake," lent by Mrs. Milton Avery).
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Art of the United States: 1670–1966," September 28–November 27, 1966, no. 10 (as "Speed Boat's Wake," lent by Mrs. Milton Avery).
Toronto. David Mirvish Gallery. "Milton Avery: Land and Seascapes, 1958 to 1960," February 21–March 17, 1969, unnumbered cat. (as "Speedboat Wake").
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940–1970," October 18, 1969–February 8, 1970, no. 18 (lent by the David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, Canada).
Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine. "Milton Avery: Late Paintings (1958–1963)," February 16–March 14, 1971, no. 11 (lent by Mrs. Milton Avery).
New York. Borgenicht Gallery. "Milton Avery and His Friends," January 28–February 24, 1978, no. 1.
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston. "Milton Avery: Avery in Mexico and After," August 28–October 4, 1981, unnumbered cat. (lent by the Milton Avery Trust).
Mexico City. Museo de Arte Moderno de Mexico. "Milton Avery: Avery in Mexico and After," October 22–December 13, 1981, unnumbered cat.
Monterrey, Mexico. Museo de Monterrey. "Milton Avery: Avery in Mexico and After," January 8–February 22, 1982, unnumbered cat.
Caracas. El Museo de Bellas Artes. "Milton Avery: Avery in Mexico and After," March 13–April 26, 1982, unnumbered cat.
Newport Beach. Newport Harbor Art Museum. "Milton Avery: Avery in Mexico and After," May 16–July 4, 1982, unnumbered cat.
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Milton Avery," September 16–December 5, 1982, no. 90 (lent by Sally M. Avery).
Pittsburgh. Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute. "Milton Avery," January 15–March 6, 1983, no. 90.
Fort Worth Art Museum. "Milton Avery," March 22–May 8, 1983, no. 90.
Buffalo. Albright-Knox Art Gallery. "Milton Avery," May 21–July 10, 1983, no. 90.
Denver Art Museum. "Milton Avery," July 27–September 4, 1983, no. 90.
Minneapolis. Walker Art Center. "Milton Avery," September 18–October 30, 1983, no. 90.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Selection Two: Twentieth-Century Art," June 4–September 2, 1985, no catalogue (lent by Mrs. Milton Avery).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "14 Americans," July 16, 1990–January 2, 1991, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Painting: 1905–1950," April 19–October 7, 1991, no catalogue.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. "Milton Avery," November 21, 2021–January 30, 2022, no. 60.
Hartford, Conn. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. "Milton Avery," March 5–June 5, 2022, no. 60.
London. Royal Academy of Arts. "Milton Avery," July 15–October 16, 2022, no. 60.
Barbara Goldsmith. "How Henry Made 43 Artists Immortal." New York Magazine 2 (October 13, 1969), p. 48, ill. (color).
Hilton Kramer. "30 Years of the New York School." New York Times Magazine (October 12, 1969), ill. p. 100, lists as in the Collection of the David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
Judith Tannenbaum. "Milton Avery and His Friends." Arts Magazine 52 (April 1978), p. 36.
Richard Dellamora. "Admiring Milton Avery." Artmagazine 11 (September/October 1979), pp. 18, 20.
Thomas Albright. "A Rare Look at a Unique American Modernist." San Francisco Examiner (April 6, 1980), p. 35, calls it "Speedboat Wake".
Colta Ives. The Painterly Print: Monotypes from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century. Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1980, p. 224, calls it "Speed Boat's Wake" and dates it 1960.
Sandra Paikowsky. "Book Reviews: Milton Avery." Artscanada 38 (July/August 1981), ill. p. 33.
Robert Hughes. "Milton Avery's Rich Fabric of Color." Time (September 27, 1982), pp. 78–79, ill. (color).
Kay Larson. "The Nowhere Man." New York Magazine 15 (October 4, 1982), p. 96.
Hilton Kramer. "Milton Avery." New York Times Magazine (August 29, 1982), p. 42.
Hilton Kramer. "Milton Avery." New York Times Biographical Service: A Compilation of Current Biographical Information of General Interest 13 (August 1982), p. 953 [reprint of Ref. Kramer 1982 (New York Times Magazine)].
"Museum Unveils Its Avery Purchase." Pittsburgh Press (February 11, 1983), p. B5.
Michael Brenson. "Large Spaces, Large Questions at The Met." New York Times (March 15, 1987), p. 35.
Robert Hughes. Nothing If Not Critical: Selected Essays on Art and Artists. New York, 1987, p. 216 [reprint of Ref. Hughes 1982].
Lisa M. Messinger in "Recent Acquisitions. A Selection: 1989–1990." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 48 (Fall 1990), p. 73, ill. (color).
Robert Hobbs. Milton Avery. New York, 1990, pp. 217, 223, ill. p. 221 (color).
Hilton Kramer. "Introduction." Milton Avery. New York, 1990, p. 22.
Barbara Burn, ed. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. 2nd rev. ed. (1st ed., 1983). New York, 1994, p. 445, no. 26, ill. (color).
Charles A. Riley II. The Saints of Modern Art: The Ascetic Ideal in Contemporary Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music, Dance, Literature, and Philosophy. Hanover and London, 1998, p. 97.
Milton Avery (American, Altmar, New York 1885–1965 New York)
1933
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