Plate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974 Street Art Cars parked outside the Beverly

Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California

Framing available upon request

and Spender invited a celebrated writer to respond to one apiece — among them Susan Sontag

I started taking cues from printmaking and putting them back into paintings

Plate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974 Street Art Cars parked outside the BeverlyPlate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974 is a mixed media print on Rives Couronne paper from Cy Twombly's celebrated portfolio dedicated to the study of fungi. This striking work exemplifies Twombly's distinctive approach to mark making, featuring mushroom forms rendered through his characteristic gestural marks, delicate lines, and subtle washes of color.