An examination of Cy Twombly’s life, artistic evolution, market significance, and enduring influence on postwar art. Cy Twombly (1928–2011) stands as one of the most consequential figures of postwar abstract art. Celebrated for a monumental body of work that deliberately resisted the rigid classifications of his era, Twombly spent six decades proving that this refusal…

COLLECTOR’S GUIDE Fine art photography has evolved from a documentary and commercial medium into one of the most significant collecting categories within the global art market. Since the mid-twentieth century, museums, institutions, and collectors have increasingly recognized its central role in shaping modern and contemporary visual culture. Over the past century, the medium has produced…

Celebrated for his masterful printmaking and uncompromising formal vision, Irving Penn remains one of the most consequential photographers of the twentieth century. Irving Penn (1917–2009) is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, celebrated for his formal precision, masterful printmaking, and an ability to bring equal authority to fashion, portraiture, and still…

New York just closed a $2.1 billion auction week. Here is what collectors need to know.––– INTRODUCING ITHACA You may know us as 3 Thirty One Collection. This is our next chapter.  Ithaca was built from experience, not institution. From a collector’s beginning, where the learning is slower, the access is harder won, and the…