Cy Twombly " Paradise " Abstract Expressionist Lithograph Print Large Hardcover Exhibition Art Book

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This Cy Twombly " Paradise " rare Abstract Expressionist lithograph print large hardcover exhibition art book is a very special … Read more This Cy Twombly " Paradise " rare Abstract Expressionist lithograph print large hardcover exhibition art book is a very special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The hardcover art book with grape purple linen covered boards, monochrome embossed cover and spine titles and dust jacket is published by The Cy Twombly Foundation, Damiani and Matsumoto Editions. Printed in italy in 2015 by Grafiche Damiani on the occasion of the exhibition " Cy Twombly : Paradise " at the Ca'Pesaro Galleria Internazionale D'Arte Moderna in Venice, Italy.

It features a monograph survey of the artworks of the artist Cy Twombly, with accompanied compelling essay authored by Phillip Larratt-Smith, edited by Julie Sylvester, foreword by museum president and director Walter Hartsarich and Gabriella Belli. Book design by Takaai Matsumoto.

Cy Twombly ( 1928 - 2011 ) is an American born Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and photographer. The predominately large scale freely scribbled, calligraphic and graffiti like works shift toward Romantic Symbolism interpreted visually through shapes. forms, colors, and words. Twombly is said to have influenced younger artists such as Jean Michel Basquiat, Anselm Kiefer, Francesco Clemente, and Julian Schnabel. Artworks by Twombly are included in the collections of many of the world's most prestigious museums.

This beautiful volume includes works on paper, paintings and sculptures that span Twombly's career. The book features many double page illustrations that capture Twombly's dramatic gestural style and lush palette. curator Phillip Larratt-Smith contextualizes the woks in the exhibition in his essay " Psychedelic Antiquity ", considering how Twombly's oeuvre - which incorporates an innovative use of language and broad range of allusion and reference to history, literature, and philosophy - revolves around the great universal themes of love, art, beauty, and death, and yet the singularity of his artistic vision, his unique perspective on the world, renders it original in the highest degree.

The rare out of print large format hardcover exhibition art book measures 10 1/8" W X 13 7/8" H X 1" D, with 174 pages. It is printed on premium paper stock featuring 94 lithograph print illustrations, including a 4-page center fold out, exhibition works checklist, biographical notes, and solo exhibitions list.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less