Lepanto

by Cy Twombly, Kirk Varnedoe, Richard Howard

Lepanto, Cy Twombly's ravishing suite of 12 large canvases in acrylic, crayon, and graphite, may be the artist's most satisfactory work. First exhibited at the Venice Biennale in the summer of 2001, the series depicts the famous 16th century sea battle raged by the combined European forces under Venetian leadership against the Ottoman invasion.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Edwin Parker (Cy) Twombly, Jr. is an American artist well known for his large-scale, freely scribbled, calligraphic-style graffiti paintings, on solid fields of mostly gray, tan, or off-white colors. He exhibits his paintings worldwide.

Reviews

[Leah]

Extraordinary series of paintings...

[Charlotte]

mindblowing.