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Cy Twombly
Estimate
450,000 - 650,000 USD
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Description
- Cy Twombly
- Untitled [Six Works]
- each signed, dated 71 and numbered respectively
- color lithograph
- smallest: 21 5/8 by 29 1/2 in. 55 by 74.9 cm.
- largest: 22 3/8 by 30 1/8 in. 56.8 by 76.5 cm.
Provenance
Collection of Robert Rauschenberg, Captiva Island
Craig F. Starr Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 2011
Craig F. Starr Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 2011
Exhibited
New York, Craig F. Starr Gallery, Cy Twombly Prints, January - February 2011
Literature
Heiner Bastian, Ed., Cy Twombly: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Printed Graphic Work, New York, 1985, cat. nos. 29-34, pp. 58-63, illustrated in color
Condition
These works are in very good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Department at (212) 606-7254 for a professional condition report prepared by Alvarez Conservation Services. Each print is framed under Plexiglas. Please also see below for the specific dimensions and edition numbers for each work.
B.29:
22 3/8 by 30 1/8 in.
This work is numbered 24/24.
B.30:
21 5/8 by 29 1/2 in.
This work is numbered 24/26.
B.31:
22 1/4 by 30 in.
This work is numbered 24/25.
B.32:
22 3/8 by 30 1/8 in.
This work is numbered 25/26.
B.33:
21 3/4 by 29 1/2 in.
This work is numbered 24/26.
B.34:
22 3/8 by 30 1/8 in.
This work is numbered 24/24.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Around 1967-1968, Twombly isolated the abstraction of movement, whether at rest or in motion, and its coefficient, space-time; the passionate centrifugal motion of Galatea is transformed into the supreme poetry of movement which intrigued Leonardo throughout his life… It is as if Twombly entered Leonardo’s mind to envision the affinities between natural and human processes—to see the drawn line, like a natural phenomenon, unfold in space and time." Suzanne Delehanty, "The Alchemy of Mind and Hand" in Nicola del Roscio, Ed., Writings on Cy Twombly, Munich 2014, p. 68