Lot 421
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Milton Avery (1885-1965)
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller
Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Playing Checkers

Price realised USD 275,000
Estimate
USD 250,000 – USD 350,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Playing Checkers

Price realised USD 275,000
Closed: 9 May 2018
Price realised USD 275,000
Closed: 9 May 2018
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Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Playing Checkers
signed 'Milton Avery' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted circa 1939.
Provenance
The artist.
Max Granick, New York, acquired from the above.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's, New York, 1 December 1988, lot 314, sold by the above.
Acquired by the late owners from the above.
Literature
R. Ellsworth, et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Arts of Asia and Neighboring Cultures, vol. III, New York, 1993, p. 438, no. 326, illustrated.
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