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Cy Twombly Allusion (Bay of Napoli, Part I) 1975 collage, oil, crayon, pencil, on two sheets of drawing paper laid over paper 27 3/8 x 78 1/2 in. (69.5 x 199.4 cm) Titled, “'Allusion' (Bay of Napoli part I)” lower left; further annotated, “Orpheus (brings order and beauty) to Dionysus” on the right sheet; further signed on the reverse.
Provenance The artist Galeria Lucio Amelio, Naples Studio La Città, Verona Hélène Sutton, Verona Exhibited Naples, Modern Art Agency, Cy Twombly Allusions (Bay of Naples), February 21 – March 21, 1975 Literature Y. Lambert (ed.), Cy Twombly Catalogue raisonne des Oeuvres sur papier, volume VI: 1973 - 1976 . Milan: Multhipla, 1991, cat. no. 152, p. 140 (illustrated) Catalogue Essay Allusion (Bay of Napoli, Part II) is one of five drawings of similar composition that Cy Twombly made in January and February of 1975 while staying at the famous Hotel Excelsior in Naples. The left part of the diptych is inscribed “2:30” and shows the afternoon light reflected on the bay of Naples looking out to Mt. Vesuvius and the island of Capri. The inscription “Orpheus brings order and beauty to Dionysus” is taken from Rainer Maria Rilke’s late metaphysical poem, Sonnets to Orpheus. Read More Artist Bio Cy Twombly American • 1928 - 2011 Cy Twombly produced graffiti-like paintings that were inspired by the work of Willem de Kooning Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell His gestural forms of lines, drips and splattering were at first not well-received, but the artist later became known as the leader of the estrangement from the Abstract Expressionism movement. Full of energy and rawness, Twombly's pieces are reminiscent of childhood sketches and reveal his inspiration from mythology and poetry. View More Works