a man seen from the waist up, presumably seated at a table, with his PL hand on a black cat and a few stems of daylilies; interior scene; a mantle behind the man with a large image or mirror above it; sense of space within image or mirror is confused, with imagery of ballerinas, a boy seated on a couch and a group of figures in an exterior scene

%C2%A9 Peter Milton %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York

Daylilies, 1975

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Upon learning that he was colorblind, Peter Milton turned from painting to black and white printmaking. His intricate images combine detailed observation of light and form, often layering multiple moments in long spans of time to create, as it seems here, portraits of memory.

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Details
Title
Daylilies
Artist Life
born 1930
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.133.11
Provenance
John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn. (until d. 2012); by descent to his daughter Catherine Andrus, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2018.
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a man seen from the waist up, presumably seated at a table, with his PL hand on a black cat and a few stems of daylilies; interior scene; a mantle behind the man with a large image or mirror above it; sense of space within image or mirror is confused, with imagery of ballerinas, a boy seated on a couch and a group of figures in an exterior scene

© Peter Milton / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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