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Cy Twombly

American, 1928–2011

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1427 results

Untitled (Detail of Painting), from Re-Object/Mythos

Ditone print in colors, on wove paper, with full margins.

I. 12 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (30.8 x 32.4 cm) S. 31 3/4 x 24 in. (80.6 x 61 cm)

Apr 17, 2025 • Phillips

Untitled (Detail of Painting), from Re-Object/Mythos

Ditone print in colors, on wove paper, with full margins.

I. 12 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (30.8 x 32.4 cm) S. 31 3/4 x 24 in. (80.6 x 61 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Roman Notes II, from Roman Notes, 1970

offset lithograph in colors, on heavy offset paper

Apr 16, 2025 • Christie's

Roman Notes II, from Roman Notes, 1970

offset lithograph in colors, on heavy offset paper

Live Auction 23703 Prints and Multiples

Roman Notes III, from Roman Notes, 1970

offset lithograph in colors, on heavy offset paper

Apr 16, 2025 • Christie's

Roman Notes III, from Roman Notes, 1970

offset lithograph in colors, on heavy offset paper

Live Auction 23703 Prints and Multiples

Roman Notes V, from Roman Notes, 1970

offset lithograph in colors, on heavy offset paper

Apr 16, 2025 • Christie's

Roman Notes V, from Roman Notes, 1970

offset lithograph in colors, on heavy offset paper

Live Auction 23703 Prints and Multiples

Sans titre, 1965

wax crayon, coloured pencils and graphite on paper

Apr 11, 2025 • Christie's

Sans titre, 1965

wax crayon, coloured pencils and graphite on paper

Live Auction 23772 Art Contemporain

Actualité d'un bilan (Galerie Yvon Lambert), 1972

Offset lithographic poster on thin wove paper

Apr 1, 2025 • Bonhams

Actualité d'un bilan (Galerie Yvon Lambert), 1972

Offset lithographic poster on thin wove paper

Prints & Multiples Online

Untitled (Rome), 1962

graphite, wax crayon, pastel, gouache and ballpoint pen on paper

Mar 6, 2025 • Christie's

Untitled (Rome), 1962

graphite, wax crayon, pastel, gouache and ballpoint pen on paper

Live Auction 23512 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

oil and wax crayon on paper

Mar 5, 2025 • Christie's

Untitled, 1970

oil and wax crayon on paper

Live Auction 23509 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale

Print 4, from Octavio Paz - Cy Twombly (B. 83)

Heliogravure in colours, on Richard de Bas mould-made paper, with full margins, the sheet loose (as issued), with the colophon, both contained in the original gey paper portfolio.

I. 30.3 x 46.7 cm (11 7/8 x 18 3/8 in.) S. 45 x 62 cm (17 3/4 x 24 3/8 in.)

Jan 24, 2025 • Phillips

Print 4, from Octavio Paz - Cy Twombly (B. 83)

Heliogravure in colours, on Richard de Bas mould-made paper, with full margins, the sheet loose (as issued), with the colophon, both contained in the original gey paper portfolio.

I. 30.3 x 46.7 cm (11 7/8 x 18 3/8 in.) S. 45 x 62 cm (17 3/4 x 24 3/8 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

Roman Notes II, from Roman Notes (B. 22)

Offset lithograph in colours, on heavy offset paper, the full sheet.

S. 86.9 x 70 cm (34 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)

Jan 24, 2025 • Phillips

Roman Notes II, from Roman Notes (B. 22)

Offset lithograph in colours, on heavy offset paper, the full sheet.

S. 86.9 x 70 cm (34 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

Actualité d'un bilan (Galerie Yvon Lambert), 1972

Offset lithographic poster on thin wove paper

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Actualité d'un bilan (Galerie Yvon Lambert), 1972

Offset lithographic poster on thin wove paper

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Zeichnungen Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover, 1976

Offset lithographic poster in colors on wove paper

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Zeichnungen Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover, 1976

Offset lithographic poster in colors on wove paper

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Artemisia (Galerie Ugo Ferranti), 1980

Offset lithographic poster in colors on wove paper

Dec 17, 2024 • Bonhams

Artemisia (Galerie Ugo Ferranti), 1980

Offset lithographic poster in colors on wove paper

Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples

Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm (Bastian 38), 1973

Screenprint and lithograph in colors on wove paper

Nov 26, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm (Bastian 38), 1973

Screenprint and lithograph in colors on wove paper

Prints & Multiples

Tulips (III), 1993

Nov 22, 2024 • Christie's

Tulips (III), 1993

Live Auction 23142 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

oil and wax crayon on paper

76.3 x 101.7 cm

Nov 21, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1968

oil and wax crayon on paper

76.3 x 101.7 cm

The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction

Untitled (Snafu), 2009

89.3 x 40.0 x 19.3 cm

Nov 21, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled (Snafu), 2009

89.3 x 40.0 x 19.3 cm

The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction

oil-based housepaint and wax crayon on canvas

168.3 x 150.2 cm

Nov 21, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1967

oil-based housepaint and wax crayon on canvas

168.3 x 150.2 cm

The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction

Crimes of Passion I, 1960

lead pencil, wax crayon and oil on canvas

75 1/4 x 78 3/4 in. (191.1 x 200 cm)

Nov 19, 2024 • Phillips

Crimes of Passion I, 1960

lead pencil, wax crayon and oil on canvas

75 1/4 x 78 3/4 in. (191.1 x 200 cm)

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

Untitled II, 1967

aquatint, on J. Green paper

Oct 25, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled II, 1967

aquatint, on J. Green paper

Live Auction 23164 Prints and Multiples

Untitled (B. 28)

Offset lithograph in colors, on heavy wove paper, the full sheet.

S. 12 3/8 x 16 3/4 in. (31.4 x 42.5 cm)

Oct 24, 2024 • Phillips

Untitled (B. 28)

Offset lithograph in colors, on heavy wove paper, the full sheet.

S. 12 3/8 x 16 3/4 in. (31.4 x 42.5 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

crayon and pencil on paper

Oct 11, 2024 • Bonhams

Flowers, 1965

crayon and pencil on paper

Post-War & Contemporary Art

Octavio Paz Eight Poems - Cy Twombly Ten Drawings (see B. 80-83)

The complete set of four heliogravures in colours, on Richard de Bas paper, the full sheets, with text by Octavio Paz, bound in two volumes (as issued), all contained in the original paper-covered portfolios and slipcase.

all S. 33 x 25.7 cm (12 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.) slipcase 33.7 x 26.1 x 2.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 7/8 in.)

Sep 20, 2024 • Phillips

Octavio Paz Eight Poems - Cy Twombly Ten Drawings (see B. 80-83)

The complete set of four heliogravures in colours, on Richard de Bas paper, the full sheets, with text by Octavio Paz, bound in two volumes (as issued), all contained in the original paper-covered portfolios and slipcase.

all S. 33 x 25.7 cm (12 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.) slipcase 33.7 x 26.1 x 2.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 7/8 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

Print 2, from Octavio Paz - Cy Twombly (B. 81)

Heliogravure in colours, on Richard de Bas mould-made paper, with full margins.

I. 30.5 x 23.5 cm (12 x 9 1/4 in.) S. 61.9 x 45 cm (24 3/8 x 17 3/4 in.)

Sep 20, 2024 • Phillips

Print 2, from Octavio Paz - Cy Twombly (B. 81)

Heliogravure in colours, on Richard de Bas mould-made paper, with full margins.

I. 30.5 x 23.5 cm (12 x 9 1/4 in.) S. 61.9 x 45 cm (24 3/8 x 17 3/4 in.)

Phillips • London

Evening & Day Editions

No. II, from Natural History Part I Mushrooms (B. 43)

Lithograph and collotype in colors, with collage and hand-coloring in crayon and chalk, on Rives Couronne paper, the full sheet.

S. 29 3/4 x 22 in. (75.6 x 55.9 cm)

Jun 27, 2024 • Phillips

No. II, from Natural History Part I Mushrooms (B. 43)

Lithograph and collotype in colors, with collage and hand-coloring in crayon and chalk, on Rives Couronne paper, the full sheet.

S. 29 3/4 x 22 in. (75.6 x 55.9 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Untitled (B. 79)

Lithograph, etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper, with margins.

I. 29 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (75.2 x 54.6 cm) S. 35 x 24 3/8 in. (88.9 x 61.9 cm)

Jun 27, 2024 • Phillips

Untitled (B. 79)

Lithograph, etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper, with margins.

I. 29 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (75.2 x 54.6 cm) S. 35 x 24 3/8 in. (88.9 x 61.9 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

graphite on paper

Jun 26, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1955

graphite on paper

Contemporary Day Auction, including the Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection

Portrait of a Young Man, 1961

oil and graphite on canvas

100.0 x 80.0 cm

Jun 25, 2024 • Sotheby's

Portrait of a Young Man, 1961

oil and graphite on canvas

100.0 x 80.0 cm

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, including the Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection

Untitled (Formian Dreams + Actuality), 1983

oil and wax crayon on paper

100.0 x 70.3 cm

Jun 25, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled (Formian Dreams + Actuality), 1983

oil and wax crayon on paper

100.0 x 70.3 cm

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, including the Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection

By the Ionian Sea, 1988

oil and crayon on bronze

34.6 x 57.8 x 49.2 cm

Jun 25, 2024 • Sotheby's

By the Ionian Sea, 1988

oil and crayon on bronze

34.6 x 57.8 x 49.2 cm

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, including the Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection

“Cy Twombly at Yvon Lambert Oct 1980”, 1980

offset on lightweight wove paper

Jun 21, 2024 • Dorotheum

“Cy Twombly at Yvon Lambert Oct 1980”, 1980

offset on lightweight wove paper

Modern and Contemporary Prints

Untiteld (Detail of Painting), 2002

digital pigment print on wove paper

Jun 21, 2024 • Dorotheum

Untiteld (Detail of Painting), 2002

digital pigment print on wove paper

Modern and Contemporary Prints

Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus, 1962

Coloured ballpoint pen and pencil on paper

Jun 4, 2024 • Lempertz

Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus, 1962

Coloured ballpoint pen and pencil on paper

Modern and Contemporary Art - Evening Sale

Untitled, from Octavio Paz, Eight poems, Cy Twombly, Ten drawings Portfolio, 1993

Heliogravure in colors on Richard de Bas laid paper

May 23, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled, from Octavio Paz, Eight poems, Cy Twombly, Ten drawings Portfolio, 1993

Heliogravure in colors on Richard de Bas laid paper

Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples

Untitled, from Octavio Paz, Eight Poems, Cy Twombly, Ten Drawings, 1993

Heliogravure in colors on Richard de Bas laid paper

May 23, 2024 • Bonhams

Untitled, from Octavio Paz, Eight Poems, Cy Twombly, Ten Drawings, 1993

Heliogravure in colors on Richard de Bas laid paper

Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples

wax crayon and graphite on paper

113.0 x 76.4 cm

May 17, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled, 1982

wax crayon and graphite on paper

113.0 x 76.4 cm

Live Auction 22978 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

Notes from a Tower, 1964

graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon and ballpoint pen on paper

69.2 x 100.0 cm

May 14, 2024 • Sotheby's

Notes from a Tower, 1964

graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon and ballpoint pen on paper

69.2 x 100.0 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

oil based house paint and earth on canvas

101.6 x 132.0 cm

May 14, 2024 • Sotheby's

oil based house paint and earth on canvas

101.6 x 132.0 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

oil, watercolor, wax crayon and paper collage over lithograph on 2 joined sheets of paper

108.4 x 73.3 cm

May 14, 2024 • Sotheby's

oil, watercolor, wax crayon and paper collage over lithograph on 2 joined sheets of paper

108.4 x 73.3 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

oil, oil based house paint and graphite on canvas

96.5 x 142.0 cm

May 13, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1959

oil, oil based house paint and graphite on canvas

96.5 x 142.0 cm

Contemporary Evening Auction

Untitled, from Hommage à Picasso (B. 41)

Lithograph and collotype in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.

S. 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Apr 18, 2024 • Phillips

Untitled, from Hommage à Picasso (B. 41)

Lithograph and collotype in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.

S. 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Untitled (Bastian 32), 1971

lithograph on Arches wove paper

Apr 12, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled (Bastian 32), 1971

lithograph on Arches wove paper

Prints & Multiples

8 odi di orazio, 1968

White screenprint on black vellum paper

Apr 4, 2024 • Bonhams

8 odi di orazio, 1968

White screenprint on black vellum paper

Prints & Multiples Online

8 odi di orazio, 1968

White screenprint on black vellum paper

Apr 4, 2024 • Bonhams

8 odi di orazio, 1968

White screenprint on black vellum paper

Prints & Multiples Online

No. X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974

lithograph, grano-lithograph and collotype in colors with collage and hand-coloring in crayon, on Rives Couronne paper

Mar 14, 2024 • Christie's

No. X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974

lithograph, grano-lithograph and collotype in colors with collage and hand-coloring in crayon, on Rives Couronne paper

Live Auction 22860 Contemporary Edition: New York

Untitled (Roman Note), 1970

oil, wax crayon and graphite on paper laid down on panel

Mar 13, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled (Roman Note), 1970

oil, wax crayon and graphite on paper laid down on panel

Live Auction 22899 Post-War to Present

graphite and coloured pencil on paper

Mar 9, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled, 1961

graphite and coloured pencil on paper

Live Auction 22619 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

oil and wax crayon on card

Mar 6, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1969

oil and wax crayon on card

Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction featuring The Now

Mar 1, 2024 • Sotheby's

Tree (I), 1986

Contemporary Curated

Tree (II), 1986

Mar 1, 2024 • Sotheby's

Tree (II), 1986

Contemporary Curated

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