Lot 17 · American Art
Bird By Rippled Sea
Milton Avery · watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 17 June 2009
- Dimensions
- 23¼ x 35¼ in. (59.1 x 89.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4311143
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Milton Avery, Bird By Rippled Sea. Christie's, 17 Jun 2009, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4311143.
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Milton Avery, Bird By Rippled Sea. Christie's, 17 Jun 2009, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4311143.
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From the same sale American Art · Jun 2009
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|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg Garden | Martha Walter | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Landscape | John Marin | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Fountain, New York | John Graham | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Morning, Gloucester | Guy Carleton Wiggins | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Peaks of Tioga | Edgar Payne | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Burro with Cart | Clark Hulings | $8,000–$12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Avery | Houses by the Sea (The Rooftops) | $30,240 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
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| Milton Avery | Wavy Sea | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Milton Avery | Green Trees | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Milton Avery | Pilgrim Tower | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Relaxer by the Sea | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Still Life | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
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