Edwin Parker (Cy) Twombly Jr. is an American
artist well known for his large--scale,
freely scribbled, calligraphic-style
graffiti paintings, on solid fields of mostly gray,
tan,
or off-white colors. Tombly exhibits his
paintings worldwide, and in 2008 his work
was on exhibit at the Tate Modern, London.
His recent work, Three Studies from
the Temeraire, was purchased
by the Art Gallery of N S Wales for $4.5 million AUD
in 2004. He is one of the top ten best paid
living artists.
Untitled, c. 1952, oil based
house paint and graphite on paper,
Kemper Museum of Contemporary
Art, Kansas City, MO.
Leda and the Swan 1962, Oil, pencil and
crayon on canvas, Private collection
Cy Tombly Gallery, The Menil Collection
Untitled 1968, Oil and crayon on
canvas, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School
of Design, Providence
Untitled (Bolsena) 1969, oil-based house
paint, wax crayon, and graphite on
canvas, National Gallery of Art,
Washington D.C.
Summer Madness 1990, Oil,
gouache, pencil and crayon on paper
The Four Seasons: Summer
1994, Synthetic polymer paint, oil,
pencil and crayon on
canvas
Quattro Stagioni:Inverno 1993-5, Acrylic, oil, and pencil on
canvas, Tate Collection, U.
K.
Untitled 2001, Synthetic
polymer paint, crayon, and cut-and-
pasted paper on paper, MoMA
N. Y.
The Rose (IV) 2008, Acrylic on plywood