The Four Seasons
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The Four Seasons is a series of four large-scale abstract paintings by Cy Twombly that evoke the moods and cycles of the seasons through expressive gestures, layered marks, and poetic inscriptions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Four Seasons canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artist | Cy Twombly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
blues
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greens ⓘ predominantly white grounds ⓘ vivid reds ⓘ yellows ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Lufthansa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Lufthansa headquarters, Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Cy Twombly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
life cycle metaphors
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seasonal moods ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
dates
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fragments of poetry ⓘ season names ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Autumn
NERFINISHED
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Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1993 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical literature
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mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
English
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Italian ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
acrylic paint
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canvas ⓘ graphite ⓘ house paint ⓘ oil paint ⓘ wax crayon ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Postwar art ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 4 ⓘ |
| subject |
cyclical change
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nature ⓘ seasons ⓘ time ⓘ |
| usesFeature | poetic inscriptions ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
expressive gestures
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layered marks ⓘ |
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