Cy Twombly
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"The past is a springboard for me... Ancient things are new things. Everything lives in the moment; that's the only time it can live, but its influence can go on forever."
Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly Jr. (1928-2011, Lexington, Virginia) was an American artist whose distinctive style merged painting, drawing, and writing in large-scale works characterized by expressive mark-making, classical references, and poetic sensibility. After studying at the Art Students League in New York and Black Mountain College under Franz Kline and Robert Motherwell, Twombly developed a unique visual language that departed from the dominant Abstract Expressionism of the period. In 1957, he settled in Italy, where classical mythology, Mediterranean history, and European culture profoundly influenced his practice.
Twombly's oeuvre is defined by scrawled calligraphic marks, scribbles, and text fragments floating across pale surfaces that evoke ancient walls or palimpsests. His "blackboard" paintings of the late 1960s featured looping, cursive white lines on dark gray backgrounds suggestive of handwriting exercises. Throughout his career, Twombly engaged deeply with literary and mythological themes, often incorporating poetic fragments and classical references into his compositions. His later works, especially his monumental "Bacchus" series with its explosive red loops, display remarkable vitality and gesture. Working between Rome, Gaeta (Italy), and Lexington (Virginia), Twombly created a body of work that bridges ancient and modern sensibilities, constructing a deeply personal visual poetry that influenced generations of artists engaging with language, history, and abstraction.
Cy Twombly, Natural History Part II: Mushrooms, 1974
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Fagus Silvatica, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976Sold
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Quercus Robur, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976
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Castanea Sativa, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976
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Quercus Ilex, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976
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Laurus Nobilis, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976
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Tilia Cordata, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976
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Ficus Carica, from Natural History Part II: Some Trees of Italy, 1976
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Plate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate IX, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate VIII, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974
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Plate VIII, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate VI, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate V, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate IV, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate III, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974
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Plate II, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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Plate I, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974Sold
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