Cy Twombly
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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Cy Twombly
Thicket, Gaeta, 1991
On View Twombly 1991Thicket, 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
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Cy Twombly
Thicket, Formia-Roma, 1981
On View Twombly 1981Thicket, 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
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Cy Twombly
Anabasis, Bassano in Teverina, 1980
Twombly 1980Anabasis, Bassano in Teverina, 1980
wood, clay, plywood, metal strips, nails, and white paint
46 ¼ x 19 ⅛ x 19 ¼ inches (117 x 49 x 49 cm)
© Cy Twombly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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Cy Twombly
Cycnus, Rome, 1978
On View Twombly 1978Cycnus, 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
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Cy Twombly
Untitled, Lexington, 1951
On View Twombly 1951Untitled, 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
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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
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