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Avery, Milton (ā`vərē), 1893–1965, American painter, b. Altmar, N.Y. Avery moved to New York City in 1925. Bold massing of forms is characteristic of his figurative work, such as Poetry Reading (1957; Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst., Utica, N.Y.). His landscapes, including Green Sea (1954; Metropolitan Mus.), and his seascapes, such as Boathouse by the Sea (1959), verge on complete abstraction. Avery's paintings are both deceptively simple and powerful, displaying qualities of fantasy and poetic gaiety within the tradition of Matisse Matisse, Henri (äNrē` mätēs`), 1869–1954, French painter, sculptor, and lithographer.
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See study by H. Kramer (1962); exhibition catalog ed. by A. D. Breeskin (1969).

Avery, Milton (Clark) (1885–1965) painter; born in Altmar, N.Y. He recorded little information about himself, but it is known that he arrived in New York City in 1925 and devoted himself to painting. His approach, called modernism, linked realism with abstract art. His use of color in paintings such as Autumn (1944), Sailfish in Fog (1959), and Dark Inlet (1963), is inventive and poetic.