A painting showing a figure from behind in a white top and dark hat among green foliage, next to a pale blue and beige palm tree. The background features a wide blue-green body of water and dark green landmasses on the horizon.

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Florida Lake

Artist Milton Avery (American, 1885 - 1965)

Date1951

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions28 × 36 in. (71.1 × 91.4 cm)
frame: 34 5/16 × 41 13/16 × 2 1/4 in. (87.2 × 106.2 × 5.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase by exchange, gift of William H. and Eloise R. Chandler

Object number1995.30

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Visual DescriptionA painting showing a figure from behind in a white top and dark hat among green foliage, next to a pale blue and beige palm tree. The background features a wide blue-green body of water and dark green landmasses on the horizon.

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