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Cy Twombly — Zeichnugen 1953-1973
Cy Twombly

Zeichnugen 1953-1973

A sweeping retrospective of Cy Twombly's works on paper, this collection spans two decades of the artist's restless and deeply personal mark-making practice. Twombly's characteristic scrawls, loops, and gestural inscriptions dance across the surface, evoking a sense of raw, instinctive energy that blurs the boundary between writing and drawing. The works reflect his ongoing dialogue with classical mythology, poetry, and the unconscious mind, rendered through a visual language that feels simultaneously ancient and urgently modern.

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Cy Twombly, Zeichnugen 1953-1973

A sweeping retrospective of Cy Twombly's works on paper, this collection spans two decades of the artist's restless and deeply personal mark-making practice. Twombly's characteristic scrawls, loops, and gestural inscriptions dance across the surface, evoking a sense of raw, instinctive energy that blurs the boundary between writing and drawing. The works reflect his ongoing dialogue with classical mythology, poetry, and the unconscious mind, rendered through a visual language that feels simultaneously ancient and urgently modern.

Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

American, Sketch, Expressive, Post-War, Abstract Expressionism, Spontaneous, Gestural, Modern, Drawing, Black and White

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Collected by

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