Untitled
2005
Untitled
2005
Cy Twombly’s painting, drawing and sculpture are as timeless as they are unclassifiable. His first sculptures date from the mid-1940s, when he worked a great deal with junk. 1987, he made a wood and plaster Victory, a first version of Untitled (2005). This is inspired by the famous Victory of Samothrace, a Hellenistic Greek monument in which Nike, winged goddess of victory, is shown standing on the prow of a ship. The simple, slender, soaring form – stele, wing and prow in one – is wonderfully suited by the patinated bronze that eliminates the contrast of plaster and salvaged wood that marked the original. One of an edition of six, this piece was dedicated by the artist to Dominique Bozo, director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne (1981-1986) and chairman of the Centre Pompidou (1991-1993†).
| Domain | Sculpture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 368,3 x 89 x 34,3 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste en mémoire de Dominique Bozo, 2007 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2007-218 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Cy Twombly
(1928, États-Unis - 2011, Italie) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Untitled |
| Creation date | 2005 |
| Place of production | La première version de l'oeuvre se nommait " Victory" |
| With | Fondeur Fondeur : Fonderia Cavallari, Rome |
| Domain | Sculpture |
| Techniques | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 368,3 x 89 x 34,3 cm |
| Printing | Tirage : H.C 1/1 |
| Inscriptions | S.T.D.DE.: Victory/87/CT/B in T/87 //In memory of Dominique Bozo |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste en mémoire de Dominique Bozo, 2007 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
| Inventory no. | AM 2007-218 |
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Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Entre sculpture et photographie : Huit artistes chez Rodin : Paris, Musée Rodin, 12 avril 2016-17 juillet 2016. - Paris : Musée Rodin, 2016 (cat. n° 56, cit. p. 141 [notice] et reprod. coul. p. 126) . N° isbn 88-7439-749-5
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky