Cy Twombly (1928-2011)

‘The graphic language of Twombly remains at all times inimitable. The miracle of Twombly is precisely this manner of writing, of dis-figuring symbols, alphabets and numbers; and of expressing nothing but himself, with a claim of absolute totality, when he accomplishes this revolution of the sign. Expressing nothing but himself, totally - that is the fluctuating rhythm, contradictory, secret and esoteric, of the creative act. Twombly’s egocentric sincerity is the sun radiating from his work’ (P. Restany, quoted in H. Szeemann, Cy Twombly: Paintings, Works on Paper, Sculpture, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich 1987, p. 25).