Cy Twombly - Drawings. Cat. Rais. Vol. 7: 1980-1989 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 382960761X ISBN 13: 9783829607612

Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH, 2016

Synopsis

Along with trips to Turkey, Greece, USA, Egypt, and the Seychelles, the 1980s are defined by Twombly’s growing weariness of life in Rome and his escapes to Porto Ercole and Gaeta, where, in the 1990s, he’ll establish a secluded new home and studio that will be his main residence for the rest of his life. Twombly experiments with applying the paint with bare fingers. His new environment inspires him to works such as Scenes From an Ideal Marriage. His love for the Sufi poems of Jalal al-Din Rumi yields a series of drawings dedicated to the Persian poet; ancient Greek poet Archilochos and Rainer Maria Rilke are sources for major works based on lines from their poems. Places, landscapes, and plants become important subjects in a decade that sees Twombly’s reputation turn into worldwide fame. In his essay Nicola Del Roscio describes the events, dispositions, and influences of this significant decade in the life and work of Cy Twombly.

About this title

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).

From the Back Cover

Vol. 7 of the Cy Twombly Catalogue Raisonné of Drawings covers the years 1980 to 1989, when the artist moved his main residence to Gaeta, Italy. During these years, places, landscapes, and plants became the principal subjects of his art and his renown matured to worldwide fame.

Edition details

• Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 382960761X
• ISBN 13: 9783829607612
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Del Roscio Nicola