Cy Twombly

American (80 years old, born 1928)

Sample work by Cy Twombly

Untitled (2007)
Acrylic, wax crayon, pencil on wood
99-3/16 x 217-5/16 inches (252 x 552cm)
© Cy Twombly

From Blooming - A Scattering of Blossoms and Other Things at Gagosian Gallery.

Galleries showing Cy Twombly

James Cohan GalleryStellan Holm GalleryVan De Weghe
Susan Sheehan GalleryGagosian Gallery

Shows with Cy Twombly

Blooming - A Scattering of Blossoms and Other Things at Gagosian GalleryNov 8, 2007-Dec 22, 2007
AH! The Peonies For which Kusunoki Took off his Armour --Takarai Kikaku Gagosian Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of recent paintings by Cy Twombly. "A Scattering of Blossoms and Other Things" was first shown at the Collection Lamber...

Cy Twombly Auction Archive

200811 lots (11 results, 18% unsold)
200713 lots (13 results, 54% unsold)
20065 lots (5 results, 60% unsold)

Auction Results

Premium is the auction house commission. It is added to the winning bid and charged to the buyer. To allow a comparison of winning bids and auction house estimates, the amounts below do not include buyer's premium, unless explicitly stated. Only contemporary art auctions after November 1, 2006 are included.
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Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Day, New York, May 15, 2008
Lot: 147Untitled
pencil and colored crayon on paper
Estimate: $300,000 - $400,000
Premium:    20.2%$93,000
Result with premium:   $553,000
$460,000
Lot: 161Untitled
colored crayon and pencil on paper
Estimate: $350,000 - $450,000
Premium:    20.2%$97,000
Result with premium:   $577,000
$480,000
Lot: 165Death Of Giuliano De Medici
pencil, wax crayon and oil paint on canvas
Estimate: $450,000 - $650,000
Premium:    20.2%$93,000
Result with premium:   $553,000
$460,000
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 14, 2008
Lot: 78Untitled
oil based house paint, wax crayon and lead pencil on canvas
Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000
Premium:    13.5%$365,000
Result with premium:   $3,065,000
$2,700,000
Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning, New York, May 14, 2008
Lot: 140Untitled
Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 191Untitled
Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000
Premium:    20.5%$45,000
Result with premium:   $265,000
$220,000
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, London, New Bond Street, February 27, 2008
Lot: 50Muses
oil, wax crayon and pencil on canvas
Estimate: £350,000 - £450,000
Premium:    15.2%£98,500
Result with premium:   £748,500
£650,000
Lot: 57Untitled (Rome)
wax crayon, pencil and oil on canvas
Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000
Premium:    13.7%£164,500
Result with premium:   £1,364,500
£1,200,000
Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Sale, London, King Street, February 7, 2008
Lot: 151Roma (1964)
pencil, charcoal, ink and wax crayon on paper
17 x 19¾in. (43.2 x 50.2cm.)
Estimate: £100,000 - £150,000
Premium:    20.4%£26,500
Result with premium:   £156,500
£130,000
Lot: 165Lichtmaal IV (1976)
watercolour, pencil, crayon, wax paper, cellotape and paper collage on paper
41½ x 29½in. (105.5 x 75cm.)
Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000unsold/withdrawn
Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London, King Street, February 6, 2008
Lot: 24Untitled (Rome) (1958)
oil based house paint, wax crayon and pencil on canvas
52½ x 62 5/8in. (133.3 x 159.4cm.)
Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000
Premium:    12.6%£440,500
Result with premium:   £3,940,500
£3,500,000
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 14, 2007
Lot: 28Untitled
Canvas, Pen, Crayon, Oil, Pencil
Estimate: $4,500,000 - $6,000,000
Premium:    12.9%$581,000
Result with premium:   $5,081,000
$4,500,000
Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York, November 14, 2007
Lot: 138Val Gardena (1964)
graphite, wax crayon, ink and colored pencil on paper
27½ x 39 in. (69.9 x 99.1 cm.)
Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 182Idilion (1976)
diptych-- oil, watercolor, graphite, wax crayon and vellum collage on paper mounted on paper
left panel: 15 x 22½ in. (38.1 x 57.2 cm.)
right panel: 53¼ x 38 in. (135.3 x 245.1 cm.)
Estimate: $120,000 - $180,000
Premium:    20.2%$93,000
Result with premium:   $553,000
$460,000
Lot: 231Roma (1964)
graphite, charcoal, ink and wax crayon on paper
17 x 19¾ in. (43.2 x 50.2 cm.)
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000unsold/withdrawn
Phillips De Pury, Contemporary Art, London, June 22, 2007
Lot: 39Untitled (No. 53) (1961)Estimate: £150,000 - £250,000
Premium:    19.7%£51,200
Result with premium:   £311,200
£260,000
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art, Day, London, New Bond Street, June 22, 2007
Lot: 112Untitled
Paper, Pastel
Estimate: £110,000 - £150,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 114Untitled
Pen, Board
Estimate: £35,000 - £45,000unsold/withdrawn
Phillips De Pury, Contemporary Art Part II, New York, May 18, 2007
Lot: 210Reflection (1965)Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Premium:    20.0%$6,800
Result with premium:   $40,800
$34,000
Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York, May 17, 2007
Lot: 219Study For Achilles Mourning The Death Of...Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000unsold/withdrawn

For the remaining auction results, see auction archive above.

Museum Collections


Books/DVDs/VHS by or about Cy Twombly

From Chuang Tzu
Barnett Newman, Joseph Beuys, Cy Twombly, Yves Klein, Jasper Johns
Coronation of Sesostris
Cy Twombly, David Shapiro, Donald Kennison
Cy Twombly: Fifty Years Of Work On Paper
Cy Twombly, Julie Sylvester, Simon Schama, and Roland Barthes
Cy Twombly: Lepanto
Cy Twombly, Richard Howard, Kirk Varnedoe
Cy Twombly: Fifty Years of Works on Paper: The Drawings at the Hermitage
Cy Twombly, Simon Schama, Mikhail Piotrovsky, Julie Cabot, Julie Sylvester
Cy Twombly: The Sculpture
Katharina Schmidt, Cy Twombly, Christian Klemm
Writings on Cy Twombly
Nicola Del Roscio
Cy Twombly: Photographs
Vincent Katz, Cy Twombly

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