Lot 555 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Dionysus
Cy Twombly · watercolor, crayon, graphite and paper collage on paper
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York · 18 May 2017
- Dimensions
- 39 1/4 x 27 5/8 in. (99.6 x 70.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3932262
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cy Twombly, Dionysus. Christie's, 18 May 2017, lot 555. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932262.
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Cy Twombly, Dionysus. Christie's, 18 May 2017, lot 555. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932262.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppermint Steer [Anagram (A Pun)] | Robert Rauschenberg | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Pandora's (Anagram) | Robert Rauschenberg | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Pair of Kings | Larry Rivers | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| De Kooning with My Texas Hat | Larry Rivers | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled (Fish) | Paul Thek | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Waterfall des Idees | Pat Steir | $150,000–$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Twombly | Untitled | $184,150 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Cy Twombly | Untitled, from On the Bowery | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Cy Twombly | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Augusta, Georgia) | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled II | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (14 Papers from Silverwood) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Natural History Part I Mushrooms (Bastian 42-51) | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Roman Notes VI (Bastian 26) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.