Edge of the Forest

1951

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Monotype in green and black oil pigments
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/16 × 22 1/16 in. (43.4 × 56.1 cm)
Collection no.: 1981.1081
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Edge of the Forest — Milton Avery. 1951.

Medium: Monotype in green and black oil pigments. Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/16 × 22 1/16 in. (43.4 × 56.1 cm).

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

Credit line: Purchase, by exchange, 1981.

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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