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Cy Twombly — Untitled (Rome)
Cy Twombly

Untitled (Rome)

1970

An abstract composition created with gestural marks and scribbles using oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas. The work exemplifies Twombly's characteristic style of energetic, almost illegible markmaking that hovers between drawing and painting, created during his prolific period in Rome.

Medium
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Auction

May 12, 2021

Estimate: $35,000,000$45,000,000

Lot 110

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Cy Twombly, Untitled (Rome) , 1970

An abstract composition created with gestural marks and scribbles using oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas. The work exemplifies Twombly's characteristic style of energetic, almost illegible markmaking that hovers between drawing and painting, created during his prolific period in Rome.

Medium
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas
Year
1970
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

1970s, Mixed Media, Calligraphic, Post-War Modern, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Spontaneous, Gestural Abstraction, Oil And Crayon, Lyrical

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Collected by

David Chen, Rocky Lindt, Art Institute of Chicago, Alex Capecelatro