The artwork, “Untitled” by Cy Twombly, created in 1985, is an exemplar of Abstract Expressionism and falls within the abstract genre.
The artwork features a centrally positioned oval form composed of layered, gestural strokes, predominantly in a dark green hue, mingling with areas of black and white. The background is an expanse of off-white, slightly textured canvas that complements the central abstract shape, allowing it to stand out. Below the oval form, various lines of handwritten script in thin, black strokes are inscribed, providing a poetic dimension to the artwork. The word “fishes” is prominently scrawled in large, diffuse script towards the bottom. This handwritten text injects a personal and introspective element, characteristic of Twombly’s work, blending painterly abstraction with fragments of written language.
