'Painting Detail and “By the Ionian Sea” Sculpture', 1992 – Cy Twombly (1928 Lexington, VA - 2011 Rome)

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Cy Twombly (1928 Lexington, VA - 2011 Rome)
'Painting Detail and “By the Ionian Sea” Sculpture', 1992

Color dryprint on cardboard. 43.1 x 27.9 cm (sheet), 61.0 x 46.0 cm (frame). Monogrammed CT lower left, numbered 3/6 (pencil) lower right, and with a blind stamp: CT. Copy 3 of 6 copies. Framed under glass in a passe-partout.

Not de-framed. Provenance: Acquired in 2009 at Schirmer/Mosel Showroom, Munich (copy of invoice attached);subsequently private collection in southern Germany.

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Hammer Price: 5,500 €

181C - Modern Art
25. March 2026 at 6:00 PM CET

Literature:

Cf. Collection of the Museum Brandhorst, Munich (https://www.museum-brandhorst.de/sammlung/painting-detail-and-by-the-ionian-sea-sculpture/).

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Cy Twombly (1928 Lexington, VA - 2011 Rome)'Painting Detail and “By the Ionian Sea” Sculpture', 1992

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Cy Twombly (1928 Lexington, VA - 2011 Rome)
'Painting Detail and “By the Ionian Sea” Sculpture', 1992