Cy Twombly

American | 1928 - 2011

Cy Twombly was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1928.

How much does a Cy Twombly cost?

Cy Twombly's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 70,530,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Cy Twombly's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 70,530,000 USD for UNTITLED (NEW YORK CITY), sold at Sotheby's New York in 2015. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 1,763,987 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 1,346,114 USD.

Where can I see Cy Twombly's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Gagosian, New York (980 Madison Avenue). Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Paris (rue de Ponthieu) have featured Cy Twombly's work in the past.

Cy Twombly in the news

Cy Twombly has been featured in articles for Hyperallergic, Apollo and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Curator Hilton Als and the Language of Silence written for Observer in February 2025. The artist died in 2011.

Featured for Sale

Three Views of the Hofgarten (I-III) ,2008

By Cy Twombly

Galerie Bastian

Untitled (Rome) ,1962

By Cy Twombly

Christie's London

125Cy Twombly (1928-2011)Untitled ,1973

By Cy Twombly

Forum Auctions London

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At Auction

Notable Lots

24 Works: Poems to the Sea ,1959

By Cy Twombly

+209%

above mid-estimate

Untitled (New York) ,1970

By Cy Twombly

Untitled (Rome)

By Cy Twombly

+4%

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Upcoming Lots

Untitled (Rome) ,1962

By Cy Twombly

Christie's London

Untitled ,1970

By Cy Twombly

Christie's London

Cy Twombly ,2002

By Cy Twombly

Dorotheum, Vienna

Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Each lithograph on Richard de Bas paper, approx. 64.7 x 50.4 cm - Cy Twombly

Each lithograph on Richard de Bas paper, approx. 64.7 x 50.4 cm ,1975

By Cy Twombly

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

125Cy Twombly (1928-2011)Untitled - Cy Twombly

125Cy Twombly (1928-2011)Untitled ,1973

By Cy Twombly

Forum Auctions London

Recent Auction Results

Three Dialogues ,1977

By Cy Twombly

-54%

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Tate Ward Auctions

Three Notes from Salalah Poster - Cy Twombly

Three Notes from Salalah Poster ,2008

By Cy Twombly

-22%

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Tate Ward Auctions

Untitled (from The New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio) - Cy Twombly

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

By Cy Twombly

-5%

below mid-estimate

Rago Arts and Auction Center

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Current Exhibitions

Among The Invisible Joins Works from the Enea Righi Collection

Museion, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

Bolzano | Italy

Sep 28,2024 - Mar 02,2025

Le Collezioni

GAM, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Turin

Torino | Italy

Oct 16,2024 - Mar 16,2025

Cy Twombly

Gagosian, New York (980 Madison Avenue)

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Jan 23,2025 - Mar 22,2025

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Articles

Curator Hilton Als and the Language of Silence

Observer 13/02/2025

Observer caught up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, critic and curator to discuss the art of words and the role of queer identity in “The Writing’s on the Wall" at the Hill Art Foundation.

Five NYC Art Shows to See This Week

Hyperallergic 11/02/2025

Plan on making time to thoroughly take in these thought provoking and visually engaging shows, ranging from previously unseen and eminently human works by AbEx giant Cy Twombly to conceptual explorations of assimilation by Serena Chang to the politics of prettiness in the...

Acquisitions of the Month: January 2025

Apollo 07/02/2025

The Rijksmuseum has acquired a sculpture by the baroque master Bernini on permanent loan from a private collector.

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Coverage

“ ..Though best known for his paintings, Twombly has dedicated himself to making sculptures throughout his 60-year career... ”
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MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art

“ ..Throughout his career, Twombly sustained an active engagement with drawing, gesture, and making marks on paper... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, New York (21st Street)

“ ..Throughout his career, Twombly attached great significance to the places in which his works arose... ”
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Museum Brandhorst

“ ..Twombly's continued play between fragility and obduracy, figuration and abstraction, ancient and modern imbues each work with its characteristic tension... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, New York (980 Madison Avenue)

“ ..Coinciding with Cy Twombly’s 80th year, this will be the first major retrospective in the UK for twenty years of the work of this artist... ”
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Tate Modern