American · 1928 – 2011
Cy Twombly
Twombly's scribbled myths — chalkboard loops, blood-red peonies, Homeric names — bridge American abstraction and Mediterranean antiquity.
Best-known works
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Where to see the work
- —Philadelphia Museum of Art
- —Menil Collection, Houston
- —Tate Modern, London
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