CY TWOMBLY | Untitled (Bastian 29-34) [Six Works]

Craig F. Starr Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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

This work is in very good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Department at +1 212 606 7254 for a copy of the 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 20/24. B.30: 21 5/8 by 29 1/2 in. This work is numbered 20/26. B.31: 22 1/4 by 30 in. This work is numbered 21/25. B.32: 22 3/8 by 30 1/8 in. This work is numbered 20/26. B.33: 21 3/4 by 29 1/2 in. This work is numbered 20/26. B.34: 22 3/8 by 30 1/8 in. This work is numbered 21/24.
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 his etchings and pure lithographs, Twombly brought to bear all the experience he collected in his grey paintings of 1967 to 1971, of the imagination of space as dimension and distance...In the lithographs executed in Robert Rauschenberg's studio in 1971, Twombly again returns to a motif derived from Leonardo's Deluge drawings, poetic evocations of cataclysms and the end of the world. This motif, too, often serves Twombly as a point of departure for an expansion of space, in his paintings and drawings alike. But here, instead of picturing terrifying eruptions of masses of rock he has sensitized us to a landscape of last echoes. A threatening atmosphere lies upon the earth like the merciless light of a dramatic event." Heiner Bastian, Ed., Cy Twombly: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Printed Graphic Work, New York 1985, p. 13