The Drawings of Milton Avery - Hardcover Art Book by Taplinger Publishing (1984) | Collectible Fine Art Sketchbook for Artists & Collectors | Perfect for Home Decor & Studio Inspiration

Chernow, Burt, and Sally Avery. New York, Taplinger Publishing Company, 1984. 

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 4to, 9 1/2" x 11 1/4", Unpaginated.

ISBN: 0800822986

White paper over board with light blue quarter cloth binding, blue lettering to spine, minor wear and soiling to edges, tail, and interior back panel, some toning to endpapers and pastedowns, otherwise, sharp tips, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. Very Good gray pictorial dust jacket, featuring Milton Avery's artwork "Nude Kneeling" to front, his 1961 artwork "New Friends on Old Sofa" to back, black and red lettering to front, spine, and interior flaps, minor wear to edges, head, and tips, some sunning to edges and spine, light soiling to back interior flap, 1/4" closed-tear to top edge, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar-sleeve. Unpaginated, replete with black-and-white images, Foreword by Sally Avery, essay by Burt Chernow, Notes, and List of Plates. From inside dust jacket: "In The Drawings of Milton Avery several of Avery's paintings are shown along with the subject, the original painting, so the reader can trace precisely how he worked. Avery's concise and active line, his inspired use of distortion, his daring and lightheartedness--all make this selection a pleasure to own."