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Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil, 1970

Isabelle Dervaux

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A breathtaking exploration of one of Twombly’s largest paintings, the second version of his Treatise on the Veil

One of the most important American postwar artists, Cy Twombly engaged with mythological and poetic source material, setting him apart from other artists of his generation. In 1970, Twombly revisited his 1968 painting Treatise on the Veil and, in a short period of focused creativity, produced a painting— Treatise on the Veil —on a single, 33-foot canvas along with more than a dozen related drawings.

This handsomely produced oversize book features three essays that examine these works in relation to Twombly’s oeuvre, contemporaneous explorations of time, the Orpheus myth, and a musical composition that Twombly cited as an influence. Large images and details bring us in close to Twombly’s magnificent meditation on time and space.

Distributed for The Menil Collection

Language: English

Pages: 90

Format: Hardcover

Release: August 27, 2019

ISBN 13: 9780300244571

Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil, 1970

Isabelle Dervaux

0/5 ( ratings)

A breathtaking exploration of one of Twombly’s largest paintings, the second version of his Treatise on the Veil

One of the most important American postwar artists, Cy Twombly engaged with mythological and poetic source material, setting him apart from other artists of his generation. In 1970, Twombly revisited his 1968 painting Treatise on the Veil and, in a short period of focused creativity, produced a painting— Treatise on the Veil —on a single, 33-foot canvas along with more than a dozen related drawings.

This handsomely produced oversize book features three essays that examine these works in relation to Twombly’s oeuvre, contemporaneous explorations of time, the Orpheus myth, and a musical composition that Twombly cited as an influence. Large images and details bring us in close to Twombly’s magnificent meditation on time and space.

Distributed for The Menil Collection

Language: English

Pages: 90

Format: Hardcover

Release: August 27, 2019

ISBN 13: 9780300244571

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