Untitled Bacchus — Fine Art

Untitled Bacchus by Cy Twombly shows a figure drawn in loose handwriting marks on a pale ground. The picture follows the post war abstract style where a drawn line runs across the page and breaks off at the ends. The work stays open and unpainted in large parts.

The fine art version uses a white frame. The white frame edge sits against the pale sheet and gives the picture a clear line on the wall. You see the frame keep the handwritten marks inside a steady shape.

On a plain desk wall the picture reads from a few steps back. From the door you see the loose drawn line, up close you see the small pencil breaks. The white frame keeps the pale sheet quiet beside a book stack.