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A drawing with collage and graphite inscriptions on off-white paper.

The drawing is divided into seven horizontal segments by graphite lines, the drawings are all pasted on and are arranged in rows, sometimes overlapping the segments. In the top row, the title is written in graphite. In the second, two drawings of trees are pasted, the first from the left “Quercus Ilex” the second, “Quercus Robur.” In the third, a drawing of “Laurus Nobilis”. In the fourth, two drawings, the first “Tilia Cordata” and “Fagus Silvatica.” Two drawings in the fifth row are labeled “Castanea Sativa” and “Ficus Carica.” The inscriptions are written in graphite on strips of newsprint.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M22441
People
Cy Twombly, American (Lexington, Virginia 1928 - 2011 Rome, Italy)
Title
Natural History Part II (Some Trees of Italy), frontispiece
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1976
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/258646

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lithograph, collotype, and collage on Fabriano paper and semi-transparent tracing paper
Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
75.8 x 56.2 cm (29 13/16 x 22 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[G. W. Einstein Company, Inc., New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, April 5, 1994.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Lambert, VI(1); Bastian, 52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Cy Twombly Foundation
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
M22441
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/10/2019 - 10/04/2021

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