米尔顿·艾弗里(Milton Avery),美国现代画家,1885年出生于纽约阿尔特马,1898年移居康涅狄格州,后来移居纽约市。米尔顿·艾弗里的时代,正值抽象表现主义和现实写实主义在美国兴起,所以他的作品没有被当时的学者认可。尽管今天他的售价很高,一幅画在拍卖中可以轻松拍到3万到500万美元,但他一生中很少出售作品。艾弗里画得如此冷酷无情也许是有道理的,因为他是一个经常被死亡和贫穷所困扰的人,他已习惯面对逆境。在他50岁定居纽约的时候,几乎还是无人认可他。直到1935年他才开始和画廊合作,销售作品。1949年,艾弗里心脏病发作后卖不出作品,这事一直困扰他,直到他患上心绞痛,一种从未消退的慢性胸痛。尽管艾弗里的销售和健康状况都不佳,但评论家和其它艺术家同行们仍然对他充满爱意。1957年12月,极富影响力的艺术评论家克莱门特·格林伯格(Clement Greenberg)在《艺术杂志》上写了一篇关于艾弗里的文章,改变了他的职业道路。1962年秋天,米尔顿·艾弗里第二次心脏病发作,不可逆转地损害了他的健康。1964年二月,他在睡梦中死去。Family Tea, 1965.Oil on canvas,46 x 44 inchesTwo Poets, 1963Oil on canvas50 × 60 in127 × 152.4 cmBirds by Stormy Sea, 1963Oil on canvas101.6 x 127.0 (cm)Horses in a Landscape, 1963Oil on paper23 × 31 in58.4 × 78.7 cmArtist Paints Artist, 1962Oil on board24 × 36 in61 × 91.4 cmGrey Mountain 1962Oil on paper25 x 32 inchesFrom the Terrace, 1961Oil on canvas22.9 x 30.5 (cm)Dunes and Sea II 1960Oil and charcoal on canvas52 × 72in. (132.1 × 182.9 cm)Red Kerchief, 1960Oil on canvas101.6 x 81.3 (cm)Bird with Choppy Sea 1960oil on paper17 3/8 x 23 in.Dancing Trees, 1960.Oil on canvas,52 x 66 in.Sunset at Sea 1960oil on canvas32 x 46 inchesTree and Ocean, 1959oil on canvasBoathouse by the Sea, 1959.Oil on canvas.182.88 x 152.4 cm.Dark Sea 1959Oil on canvasboard18 × 24 inPink Island, White Waves, 1959Oil on canvasboard18 × 24 in45.7 × 61 cmGull + Sea 1959Oil on canvasboardBlack Sea 1959Oil on canvasboardRolling Surf, 1958.Oil on canvas,54 x 66 inches.Birds over sea 1957Oil on canvasboard36 × 42inRace Horse, 1955.Oil on canvas,50 x 60 inchesGreen Sea 1954Oil on canvas42 × 60 in. (106.7 × 152.4 cm)Nude by the Sea, 1954Oil on illustration board3 1/10 × 9 2/5 in7.9 × 23.8 cmFrench Landscape, 1953Oil on canvas111.8 x 86.4 cmFlorida Lake, 1953Oil on canvas78.7 x 101.6 (cm)Dancing Trees 1953Oil on canvasFLIGHT, 1953Color Woodcut on Paper7 × 9 in17.8 × 22.9 cmWhite Umbrellas, 1952oil on canvasFrench Pigeons 1952oil on canvas30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)Grazing Brahmins, 1952Oil on canvas44 × 54 in111.8 × 137.2 cmFlorida Swamp, 1951Oil on canvas40 × 30 in101.6 × 76.2 cmClear Cut Landscape, 1951Oil on canvas32 1/8 × 44 in81.6 × 111.8 cmFlight, 1950Oil on canvas25 × 36 in63.5 × 91.4 cmGrazing Cows, 1950Gouache on paper board15 × 21 in38.1 × 53.3 cmClown, 1950Oil and gouache on Paper30 1/2 × 25 1/2 in77.5 × 64.8 cmLandscape 1949oil on canvasboard17 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (45.5 x 60.5 cm)Self-Portrait 1947Oil on canvas55 x 36 inches139.7 x 91.4cmHomework, 1946Oil on canvas36 × 24 in91.4 × 61 cmMexican Flower Vendor, 1946Oil on canvas36 × 28 in91.4 × 71.1 cmSwimmers and Sunbathers, 1945.Oil on canvas,28 x 48 1/4 inchesFemale Artist, 1945Oil on canvas32 × 40 in81.3 × 101.6 cmRocky Coast, 1944-1945Oil on canvasGirl by Lake, 1944Oil on canvas (framed)42 × 26 in106.7 × 66 cmBridge to the Sea 1944Oil on canvasThe Nursemaid 1934.Oil on canvas48 x 32 in. (121.9 x 81.3 cm)Oxcart - Blue Sea 1943Oil on canvas32 1/8 x 44 in.Woman Drawing 1942Oil on canvasLittle Fox River, 1942.Oil on canvas.91.8 x 122.2 cm.Self-portrait, 1941.Oil on canvas.137.16 x 86.36 cmCanadian Cove 1940Oil on canvas .81.2 x 121.9 cmChurch by the Sea, 1939Gouache on paper21 9/16 × 29 13/16 in54.8 × 75.7 cmMan Fishing 1938oil on fiberboard10 x 13 1⁄2 inUntitled (Long Barn), 1937Gouache on black paper18 × 24 in45.7 × 61 cmClowns, 1935Oil on canvas49 4/5 × 38 1/10 in126.4 × 96.9 cmRothko and Child, 1932Oil on canvas board55.6 x 35.6 (cm)Spotlight or Singing Trio, from the Theater Series, 1931Gouache on paper12 × 18 in30.5 × 45.7 cmSeaside, 1931.Oil on canvas.81.28 x 101.6 cmSeated Male Figure, circa 1922Oil on board23 7/8 × 23 in60.6 × 58.4 cm展览现场罗斯科曾经说:“他是伟大的诗人,因为他的画面就像诗集,充满宁静、甜美、质朴。他是诗人中的探索者,强有力地表达着他的内心世界。”