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In this photo taken Tuesday, March 23, 2010, American painter Cy Twombly at the Louvre museum in Paris. Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose large-scale paintings featuring scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials fetched millions at auction, has died at age 83. Gagosian Gallery spokeswoman Virginia Coleman said Twombly, who had suffered from cancer for some years, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Eric Mezil, director of the Lambert Collection in Avignon, France where a Twombly show opened in June, said he died in Rome. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)