Milton Avery Am. 1893–1965 At the Dock Signed "Milton Avery" l.r. Oil on board 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. 47.0 x 36.2 cm Property of a Long Island collector Provenance: Mary O. Chapman, Manchester, CT To Marjorie Cramer, her niece By descent in the family to Peter and Mary Jane Fisher, Lakeville, ME Provenance: Avery was born in Connecticut and remained there studying art and working to support himself until, after meeting Sally Michel on a summer trip to Gloucester, he followed her to New York. They were married in 1926. The current lot was almost certainly painted during a summer in Gloucester. Good condition, good appearance, no apparent restoration when examined with a black light