Accession Number1997/1.111-1
TitleMarch in Hammock
Artist(s)Object Creation Date1961Medium & Supportoil and graphite on canvasDimensions 28 in. x 36 in. ( 71.12 cm x 91.44 cm ); ; ; x ( x )
Credit LineGift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham FamilySubject matterAvery suffered a massive heat attack in 1949. Afterwards his paintings became increasingly abstract in form and composed with muted colors. He often painted his daughter March who is the female in the hammock. Avery suffered another massive heart attack in the fall of 1961 that he never fully recovered from.
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