A much-anticipated reprint of the first comprehensive presentation of the entire oeuvreIncludes texts by notable scholars and art historians, writers, artists, and collectorsFeatures archival material and personal photographsThe complex oeuvre of the American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) comprises a time period of around six decades, during which it never lost any of its expressive power.
These diverse testimonies make it possible to discover Cy Twombly not only as an the artist, but also as an individual.. the reflections and personal impressions of other artists as well as the memories of his assistant Nicola Del Roscio.
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With its polyphonic conception, the monograph offers numerous approaches with essays that shed light on the various aspects and phases of Twombly\'s path as an artist.
From his early works at the beginning of the nineteen-fifties, which are characterized by the use of text, to his compositions of the nineteen-sixties, his reaction to the minimal art and conceptual art of the nineteen-seventies to his final paintings, the overview of the oeuvre underscores the significance of the series and cycles in which Cy Twombly invented history painting anew.
This thus provides unique insights into the overall intellectual and sensual richness of the oeuvre.
The artist\'s development as a whole is traced based on nearly 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs.
The book focuses to a degree never before seen on his major cycles: Nine Discourses on Commodus (1963), Fifty Days at Iliam (1978), and Coronation of Sesostris (2000).
Acclaimed as one of the most important painters of the second half of the twentieth century, he fused the legacy of American Abstract Expressionism with European and Mediterranean culture.
Twombly was one of the most productive artists in the history of more recent art.
A much-anticipated reprint of the first comprehensive presentation of the entire oeuvreIncludes texts by notable scholars and art historians, writers, artists, and collectorsFeatures archival material and personal photographsThe complex oeuvre of the American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) comprises a time period of around six decades, during which it never lost any of its expressive power
