Untitled

1960

Cy Twombly

Associated Names
Cy Twombly

Artist, American, 1928 - 2011

Galleria La Tartaruga, Rome

Publisher

Litografia R. Bulla, Rome

Printer

The image consists of jagged, wavy lines and amorphous shapes scattered across the canvas. Some elements resemble mountain peaks while others evoke flowing water or clouds. Circular forms appear like floating bubbles or pebbles interspersed throughout the piece. The lines and shapes could remind the viewer of a chaotic landscape filled with motion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Neal T. Turtell and Thomas G. Klarner

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.2 × 22 cm (6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 24 × 26.5 cm (9 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.35.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bastian, no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christie's, New York, sale, November 3, 2004, lot 617); aquired at sale by Neal T. Turtell and Thomas G. Klarner, New York, 2004; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Cy Twombly" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "55/60" lower left margin, graphite. "KEMP17" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand,

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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