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Cy Twombly
Estimate
220,000 - 280,000 USD
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Description
- Cy Twombly
- Untitled
- signed and dated 1964
- graphite, colored pencil and wax crayon on paper
- 17 by 19 5/8 in. 43.2 by 49.8 cm.
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Tom Levine, New York
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Inc., New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 15 May 2002, Lot 128
Van de Weghe Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, Tokyo (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, London, 15 October 2007, Lot 220
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Tom Levine, New York
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Inc., New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 15 May 2002, Lot 128
Van de Weghe Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, Tokyo (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, London, 15 October 2007, Lot 220
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Nicola Del Roscio, Cy Twombly Drawings: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 4, 1964-1969, New York 2014, cat. no. 19, p. 35, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method. There is evidence of time-staining to the sheet and scattered evidence of foxing visible throughout. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
"[Twombly's] art lies not so much in the finesse of the individual mark, but in the orchestration of a previously uncodified set of personal 'rules' about where to act and where not, how far to go and when to stop, in such a way as the cumulative courtship of seeming chaos defines an original, hybrid kind of order, which in turn illuminates a complex sense of human experience not voiced or left marginal in previous art.”
Kirk Varnedoe, "Your Kid Could Not Do This, and Other Reflections on Cy Twombly," MoMA No. 18, Autumn - Winter 1994, p. 20
Kirk Varnedoe, "Your Kid Could Not Do This, and Other Reflections on Cy Twombly," MoMA No. 18, Autumn - Winter 1994, p. 20