Landscape 1951

Cy Twombly’s “Landscape” is a 1951 abstract painting characterized by bold black lines, gestural brushstrokes, and a limited color palette of white, black, and gold. The work is suggestive of a landscape, with the dark lines potentially representing trees or mountains, while the white space could symbolize the sky. The artist's use of spontaneous, expressive mark-making is reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism, a movement that emerged in the United States in the 1940s. Twombly's work often explores themes of memory, myth, and the relationship between art and life.