Cy Twombly, Synopsis of a Battle, 1968

An artwork with a blue-gray background and white scribblings that gives the impression of a chalkboard.

Oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas. Photograph: Katherine Wetzel, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis, 85.451. © Cy Twombly Foundation.