Fish

1952

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in green on wove paper
Dimensions: block: 6.2 x 22.8 cm (2 7/16 x 9 in.) sheet (irregular): 16 x 30.5 cm (6 5/16 x 12 in.)
Collection no.: 2005.99.2
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Fish — Milton Avery. 1952.

Medium: woodcut in green on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): block: 6.2 x 22.8 cm (2 7/16 x 9 in.) sheet (irregular): 16 x 30.5 cm (6 5/16 x 12 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2005.99.2. Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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