Carolina QuotesIn painting it is the forming of the image.
Cy Twombly Connected to the Carolinas
Source
In: 'In painting it is the forming of the image', Cy Twombly, 'L'Esperienza moderna', 1957; as quoted in Cy Twombly, a monograph, Richard Leeman / picture research Isabelle d’Hauteville. London, 2005 p. 239
- work
- 1950 - 1960
- year
- 1950
- locator
- p. 239
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“In painting it is the forming of the image.” Cy Twombly. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-D5ABF2B7B8. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/d5abf2b7b8
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