
Roman Notes: plate I
A sweeping interplay of gestural marks, looping scrawls, and smudged crayon-like strokes in muted earth tones and dusty pastels evoke the layered history and weathered surfaces of Rome. Twombly's characteristic fusion of writing, drawing, and painting creates an almost archaeological visual language, as if ancient inscriptions and graffiti have been excavated and reimagined. The composition breathes with a raw, improvisational energy that blurs the boundary between text and image, memory and mark.
- Medium
- Offset lithograph in colours, on heavy offset paper, the full sheet,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
December 12, 2013
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