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Summer Morning by Milton Avery

Summer Morning

Milton Avery · 1929

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Artist
Milton Avery
Date
1929
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture
United States
ART MOVEMENTS
Precisionism
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THE ARTIST

Milton Avery

Milton Avery was an American modern painter celebrated for his bold use of color and simplified forms, often called an "American Matisse."

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