Swann Galleries - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

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STUART DAVIS (after)

Natural Scene

Color screenprint, circa 1955. 143x160 mm; 5

inches, small (full ?) margins.With

the Tiber Press ink stamp, verso. A very good impression of this extremely scarce print.

[1,500/2,500]

287 MILTON AVERY

Hen

Color woodcut printed in yellow and black on cream Japan paper, 1954. 305x248 mm;

12x9

inches, full margins. Second state (of 2), printed in colors. An artist’s proof in this

state, aside from the edition of 20. Signed, dated and inscribed “artist’s proof ” in pencil,

lower margin. A superb impression of this very scarce woodcut with strong colors.

We have found only 4 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Lunn 57.

[2,000/3,000]

288 MILTON AVERY

Flight

Color woodcut printed in reddish brown and black on Japan paper, 1955. 178x230 mm;

7x9 inches, full margins. Third state (of 3). An artist’s proof in this state, aside from the

edition of 100. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left. Published by the Collectors of

American Art, New York. A superb, richly-inked and evenly-printed impression with

strong colors. Lunn 51.

[2,500/3,500]

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