Three Birds

1952

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Block: 9 9/16 x 24 15/16 in. (24.3 x 63.3 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 x 28 15/16 in. (30.6 x 73.5 cm)
Collection no.: 1984.1181.10
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Three Birds — Milton Avery. 1952.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: Block: 9 9/16 x 24 15/16 in. (24.3 x 63.3 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 x 28 15/16 in. (30.6 x 73.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Cavanaugh, 1984.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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