Cy Twombly

The Pavilions, Room 11

Though perhaps best known for his paintings, Cy Twombly (b. 1928, d. 2011) developed a singular body of sculpture over the course of his career. These sculptures are composed using everyday materials such as wood, metal, and found objects, to which he applied a delicate and unifying layer of white paint. The resulting group of works appear not as a series but, individually, as a metamorphosis of material. Selected in collaboration with the artist before his death, this group of five sculptures including Untitled, Lexington, 1951; Cycnus, Rome, 1978; Anabasis, Bassano in Teverina, 1980; Thicket, Formia-Roma, 1981; and Thicket, Gaeta, 1991; together represent the elegant yet idiosyncratic breadth of Twombly’s sculptural practice.

 

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    • Thicket,</i> Gaeta
      Cy Twombly
      Thicket, Gaeta, 1991
      On View Twombly 1991
      Thicket, Gaeta, 1991
      wood, plaster, wire, twine, paper, wooden tags, and white paint
      102 ¼ x 16 ⅛ x 16 ⅛ inches (260 x 41 x 41 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
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    • Thicket,</i> Formia-Roma
      Cy Twombly
      Thicket, Formia-Roma, 1981
      On View Twombly 1981
      Thicket, Formia-Roma, 1981
      wood, plastic flowers, nails, wire, and white paint
      48 ¼ x 11 ⅜ x 16 ½ inches (123 x 29 x 42 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TWOMc_GF_ThicketFormiaRoma-601x800.jpg
    • Orpheus (Du Unendliche Spur), </i>Rome
      Cy Twombly
      Orpheus (Du Unendliche Spur), Rome, 1979
      On View Twombly 1979
      Orpheus (Du Unendliche Spur), Rome, 1979
      wood, nails, white paint and pencil
      102 x 96 x 8 ⅝ inches (259 x 244 x 22 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TWOMc_GF_Orpheus-660x800.jpg
    • Cycnus,</i> Rome
      Cy Twombly
      Cycnus, Rome, 1978
      On View Twombly 1978
      Cycnus, Rome, 1978
      wood, palm leaf, and white paint
      15 ⅞ x 9 ½ x 2 ⅛ inches (40 x 24 x 5 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TWOMc_GF_Cycnus-601x800.jpg
    • Untitled,</i> Lexington
      Cy Twombly
      Untitled, Lexington, 1951
      On View Twombly 1951
      Untitled, Lexington, 1951
      wood, metal, cloth, and house paint
      31 ½ x 13 x 15 inches (80 x 33 x 38 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/TWOMc_GF_UntitledLexington-601x800.jpg

    Publications

    Cy Twombly (2018)

    Introduction by Emily Wei Rales. Text by Kate Nesin.

    Though perhaps best known for his paintings, Cy Twombly (1928–2011) developed a singular body of sculpture over the course of his 60-year career. These sculptures are made from quotidian materials such as wood, paint, metal, and found objects, including plastic flowers, lampshades, and a makeshift seat, to which he applied a delicate and unifying layer of white paint. This catalogue marks the long-term exhibition of five Twombly sculptures at Glenstone, and includes an original essay by scholar Kate Nesin and never-before-published archival images of the sculptures in the artist’s studios in Italy courtesy of the Nicola Del Roscio Archives.

    Publisher: Glenstone Museum
    ISBN: 9780980108699
    Publication date: 2018
    Page count: 64

    $35.00

    Purchase Catalog
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