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Cy Twombly: Portraits

At the National Portrait Gallery in London, a display of works that reveal the importance of classical art and figuration within Cy Twombly’s ouvre.

Cy Twombly: Portraits
November 1 – January 19, 2020
National Portrait Gallery, London

Photo: Antony Makinson, Prudence Cumming Associates, Ltd, London

From the press release

Cy Twombly (1928–2011) was a major post-war artist who played a critical role in the development of contemporary painting. While not usually associated with portraiture, this display demonstrates, for the first time, that figuration and portrait-making were part of Twombly’s practice throughout his career, and across the media of painting, drawing and photography.

At the centre of this display are two paintings of the artist’s friends: the set designer Henry Heymann made in 1956 and an abstract work of 1967 representing the philanthropist Paul Getty Jr.

Also included are photographs by Twombly of friends, family and self-portraits, displayed alongside never-before seen figurative drawings that reveal the importance of classical art and figuration within Twombly’s oeuvre.

On view in room 33, floor 1.

For further information:
National Portrait Gallery, London
npg.org.uk

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