Lot 616
616
Property from the Estate of DR. CHRISTIAN GEELHAAR, BASEL
CY TWOMBLY (b. 1928)

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CY TWOMBLY (b. 1928)

Untitled I (Bastian 10; Sparks 2)

etching and aquatint, 1967, on J. Green, signed with intitals and dated '67' in pencil, numbered 14/19 (there were also 5 artist's proofs), printed in 1974, with the ULAE blindstamp, with full margins, in excellent condition, framed
S. 27 5/8 x 41in. (702 x 1041mm.)

Lot Essay

According to Sparks, aquatint was virtually unknown in American printmaking in the 1960s. A perfect medium for Twombly's quintessential gestural images, this print and Untitled II remain two of the artist's most important works in the printed medium.