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The Avocado, Sylvia Sleigh, 1966
SSylvia SleighBritish, 1916–2010

The Avocado

1966 · Painting

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Whitney Museum of American Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Source
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Particulars

1966 · aged 50
19162010
Accession number
2018.23

In the catalog

PaintingsOilBritish paintingAmerican paintingPost-war art20th century

Sources

  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Image: Whitney Museum of American Art — © the artist or rights holder

More by Sylvia Sleigh

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Manhattan Landscape with Figures, Sylvia Sleigh, 1968

Manhattan Landscape with Figures

1968 · National Gallery of Art

Lawrence in the Garden at Blackheath Park with Lupins, Sylvia Sleigh, June 1, 1950

Lawrence in the Garden at Blackheath Park with Lupins

June 1, 1950 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Walter Finley in an Empire Chair, Sylvia Sleigh, January 1976

Walter Finley in an Empire Chair

January 1976 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Bride with Petunias, Sylvia Sleigh, 1950

The Bride with Petunias

1950 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Vincent Longo and Pat Adams, Sylvia Sleigh, 1962

Vincent Longo and Pat Adams

1962 · Not on view · The Cleveland Museum of Art

David Bourdon, Sylvia Sleigh, 1969

David Bourdon

1969 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Watergate Diptych, Sylvia Sleigh, 1973

Watergate Diptych

1973 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Paul Rosaro, Sylvia Sleigh, 1975

Paul Rosaro

1975 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

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Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962

Three Flags, Jasper Johns, 1958

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Dempsey and Firpo, 1924

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Second Story Sunlight, 1960

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My Egypt, 1927

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