PUBLISHED BY THE GAGOSIAN GALLERY IN NEW YORK IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF " IN BEAUTY IT IS FINISHED : DRAWINGS 1951 - 2008 ". IT FEATURES AN UNTITLED ARTWORK IMAGE CREATED BY THE ARTIST CY TWOMBLY IN 2001, COURTESY OF THE CY TWOMBLY FOUNDATION.
CY TWOMBLY ( 1928 - 2011 ) AMERICAN BORN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER, SCULPTOR, AND PHOTOGRAPHER. THE PREDOMINATELY LARGE SCALE FREELY SCRIBBLED, CALLIGRAPHIC AND GRAFFITI LIKE WORKS SHIFT TOWARD ROMANTIC SYMBOLISM INTERPRETTED VISUALLY THROUGH SHAPES, FORMS, COLORS, & WORDS. TWOMBLY IS SAID TO HAVE INFLUENCED YOUNGER ARTISTS SUCH AS JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, ANSELM KIEFER, FRANCESCO CLEMENTE AND JULIAN SCHNABEL. MANY OF HIS ARTWORKS ARE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS IN MOST OF THE MODERN ART MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD.
THE LARGE FORMAT RARE OUT OF PRINT EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 27" W X 39" H. IT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER STOCK WITH VIBRANT INK COLORS IN A SATIN FINISH. IT IS IN NEW CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED, AND IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.