Milton Avery1885 - 1965Along West Riversigned Milton Avery and dated 1943 (lower left); bears inscription (on the reverse)watercolor and gouache on paper22½ by 31 in.57.2 by 78.7 cm.Executed in 1943.This lot is accompanied by a letter of opinion from the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation.品相: The sheet is hinged to its support along the upper edge. The sheet maintains a natural ripple. There are brown tape remnants along the upper left, upper right and lower right outer edges, consistent with the artist's technique.Framed: 32 1/2 by 41 in. (83 by 104 cm.)The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.来源: Margaret Lipworth International Fine Arts, LondonAcquired from the above in 1999 by the present owner来源_2: This vibrant and dreamlike watercolor in green, blue, purple, terracotta and ochre is one of Milton Avery's celebrated Vermont landscapes. Avery and his family first traveled to the town of Jamaica, Vermont in the summer of 1935. They were immediately enamored by the tranquility and isolation of the picturesque environment, and they returned to the area several times over the next ten years. The vast and vivid landscape of Vermont allowed Avery to freely experiment with color, deviating further than before from realistic representation.In Along West River, Avery's interpretation of the Vermont landscape is playful and other-worldly, exemplified by the rich purple shade of the sky. Here, Avery depicts a figure (likely his daughter March) wearing a straw hat and perched alone on a rock next to the river that runs through Jamaica. Boldly and expressively colored, the figure seems to merge with the landscape—her clothes echoing the green mountain in the background, and her skin sharing the terracotta hue of the earth.