Cy Twombly American Abstract Oil on Canvas for Auction at 888 Auctions on May 23, 2019

Cy Twombly American Abstract Oil on Canvas – May 23, 2019

Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring abstract composition. Signed “cy twombly” on the lower right corner. Attributed to Cy Twombly (1928-2011, American). 51 x 44 cm (20 x 17 inches). Framed size: 63 x 57 cm (24.8 x 22.4 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Cy Twombly American Abstract Oil on Canvas – Lot #92 – May 23, 2019

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Cy Twombly

.Cy Twombly emerged in the 1950s, developing a characteristic painting style of expressive drips and active, scribbled, and scratched lines. “My line is childlike but not childish,” he once said. “It is very difficult to fake…to get that quality you need to project yourself into the child’s line. It has to be felt.”

Early influences included Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell, but more formative would be his relationships with Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, along with whom he would distance himself from the dominance of Abstract Expressionism.

Twombly’s work also appeared in one of the first exhibitions to explore ideas of Minimalism – “Black, White, and Grey” (1964) – along with Agnes Martin, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. In addition to his paintings, which were sometimes dismissed as “high-art graffiti,” he produced sculptures assembled from found objects, clay, and plaster, painted white to suggest an affinity to Classicism. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 459 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ May 23th auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, PAINTINGS & ASIAN ANTIQUES 2019-05-23. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period:

Monday, May 20: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, May 21: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, May 22: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, May 23: 10AM-1PM

888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. Auctions take place regularly every other Thursday at the auction house.  Therefore, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions.

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