One of the greats, and a favorite of mine, passed away July 5th. Cy Twombly. He was making art even in his last years and I saw some recent work (including the piece above) in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago a few years back. It was then I fell in love with his Peony series. I am glad that are many more pieces of his work that I have yet to see, but sad that no new pieces will ever be made.
"The death of the American painter Cy Twombly, at the age of 83, has ended one of the most distinguished artistic careers of the past half-century. Like a latter-day Ingres, he was an expatriate who lived in Italy, fascinated by the country's cultural heritage. Twombly's response to this stimulus was, however, anything but academic, as he expressed himself with a radical language of highly coloured stains and energetic brushwork. His success resulted from the combination of this exciting style with a subtle, original intellect, great self-belief and a measure of charm and good fortune."
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