Drawings. Vol.5 - Catalogue Raisonné Volume 5: 1970-1971

1970/71 was a very prolific period, in which Cy Twombly, influenced by Leonardo da Vinci's Deluge drawings, created his iconic style: scribbled, calligraphic, and graffiti-like works on solid fields. His drawings of this phase include, among others, acclaimed extensive series such as Roman Notes, Study for Treatise on the Veil, and Beyond (A System of Passing).

About the author

Nicola Del Roscio, born in Rome in 1944, was Twombly’s long-time assistant. The editor of the present Catalogue Raisonné, he is president of the Cy Twombly Foundation (New York/Rome) and the Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio (Gaeta).

Summary

1970/71 was a very prolific period, in which Cy Twombly, influenced by Leonardo da Vinci’s Deluge drawings, created his iconic style: scribbled, calligraphic, and graffiti-like works on solid fields. His drawings of this phase include, among others, acclaimed extensive series such as Roman Notes, Study for Treatise on the Veil, and Beyond (A System of Passing).

Product details

• Authors: Nicola Del Roscio, Cy Twombly
• Assisted by: Nicol Del Roscio (Editor), Nicola Del Roscio (Editor)
• Publisher: Schirmer-Mosel
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2015
• EAN: 9783829604895
• ISBN: 978-3-8296-0489-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 255 mm x 351 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 1836 g
• Illustrations: 280 Farbtaf.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Kunst, Malerei, Cy Twombly, auseinandersetzen