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Self-Portrait

Milton Avery American
1937
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Self-Portrait
  • Artist: Milton Avery (American, Altmar, New York 1885–1965 New York)
  • Date: 1937
  • Medium: Drypoint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 15/16 × 6 1/2 in. (20.2 × 16.5 cm)
    Sheet: 14 7/8 in. × 13 in. (37.8 × 33 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Cavanaugh, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.1181.3
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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