Ernst Wilhelm Nay

(German, 1902–1968)

Ernst Wilhelm Nay was a German painter known for his association with the Art Informel movement and post-World War II artists such as Karel Appel, Jean Dubuffet, and Alberto Burri. Despite working exclusively in abstraction, Nay’s distinctive Expressionistic use of color and textile-like patterning show the influence of representational painters like Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and the Henri Matisse. Born on June 1, 1911 in Berlin, Germany, he went on to study under Karl Hofer at the Berlin Art Academy. Nay was on track for a successful career in Germany, until the Nazi regime labeled his work as Degenerate, thereby making it illegal for him to show or even produce artworks. After being conscripted into the Nazi army, the artist served in France where he was able to secretly paint in a friend’s sculpture studio. It was not until a decade after the war with his participation in the 1956 Venice Biennale that Nay made a breakthrough into the international art scene. Today, his works are in the collections of the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Tate Modern in London, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, among others. he died on April 8, 1968 in Cologne, Germany.

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Drei Kreuze (Taunus), 1939

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Drei Kreuze (Taunus), 1939

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Halb Gelb - halb Blau, 1965

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Halb Gelb - halb Blau, 1965

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Ohne Titel, 1956

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Ohne Titel, 1956

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Ohne Titel, 1956

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Ohne Titel, 1956

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Untitled (Pane image), 1961

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Untitled (Pane image), 1961

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2 sheets: Musician – Clarinet player, 1948

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2 sheets: Musician – Clarinet player, 1948

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Cynthia, 1948

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Cynthia, 1948

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Jütland, 1954

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Jütland, 1954

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Sammlung von 3 Graphiken, 1964–1982

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Sammlung von 3 Graphiken, 1964–1982

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Begrüßung außerhalb, 1948

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Begrüßung außerhalb, 1948

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Vorstadtstraße, 1928

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Vorstadtstraße, 1928

Sale Date: June 10, 2020

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Untitled, 1959

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Untitled, 1959

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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Menschen in den Lofoten (Menschen an..., 1938

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Menschen in den Lofoten (Menschen an..., 1938

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Siebdruck 1967 (NOR), 1967

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Siebdruck 1967 (NOR), 1967

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Drawing, 1927

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Drawing, 1927

Sale Date: May 9, 2020

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Algraphie 1953-2, 1953

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Algraphie 1953-2, 1953

Sale Date: April 25, 2020

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Fischer beim Fang, 1936

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Fischer beim Fang, 1936

Sale Date: April 25, 2020

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E. W. Nay. 60 Jahre. Museum Folkwang..., 1960–1969

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E. W. Nay. 60 Jahre. Museum Folkwang..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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FARBAQUATINTA, 1965–1967

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FARBAQUATINTA, 1965–1967

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NOR, 1962

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NOR, 1962

Sale Date: March 14, 2020

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NOR, 1962

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NOR, 1962

Sale Date: March 14, 2020

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Augenbild Dominant Blau Dominant blue eyes, 1964

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Augenbild Dominant Blau Dominant blue eyes, 1964

Sale Date: March 14, 2020

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Metablau, 1967

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Metablau, 1967

Sale Date: February 6, 2020

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Farblitho 1961 (NOR), 1961

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Farblitho 1961 (NOR), 1961

Sale Date: January 16, 2020

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