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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Rhythmen und Kadenzen, 1967

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Rhythmen und Kadenzen, 1967

Sale Date: April 27, 2013

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Spiele des Menschen, pl. 5 (from E. W. Nay...., 1965

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Spiele des Menschen, pl. 5 (from E. W. Nay...., 1965

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Die Pflanze, pl. 2 (from E. W. Nay. Über den , 1965

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Die Pflanze, pl. 2 (from E. W. Nay. Über den , 1965

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Das Licht, pl. 6 (from E. W. Nay. Über den..., 1965

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Das Licht, pl. 6 (from E. W. Nay. Über den..., 1965

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Farblitho 1962 (NOR), 1962

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Farblitho 1962 (NOR), 1962

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Farbaquatinta 1957-3, 1957

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Farbaquatinta 1957-3, 1957

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Fischer, 1936

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Fischer, 1936

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Farblitho 1968- 2 (Nor), 1968

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Farblitho 1968- 2 (Nor), 1968

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Farblitho 1959 - (Nor), 1959

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Farblitho 1959 - (Nor), 1959

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Offset (Nor), 1966

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Offset (Nor), 1966

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Farblitho 1966 - 1 (Nor), 1966

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Farblitho 1966 - 1 (Nor), 1966

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Ohne Titel, 1948

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Ohne Titel, 1948

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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NOR, 1966

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NOR, 1966

Sale Date: March 16, 2013

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Creszendo, 1963

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Creszendo, 1963

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Von Goldfarben und Blau, 1953

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Von Goldfarben und Blau, 1953

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Karneol, 1958

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Karneol, 1958

Sale Date: November 29, 2012

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Kirche, 1925

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Kirche, 1925

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Kirjakov, 1956

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Kirjakov, 1956

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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David und Bathseba, 1949

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David und Bathseba, 1949

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Mädchen mit Kopftuch, 1930

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Mädchen mit Kopftuch, 1930

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Frau mit Spiegel, 1947

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Frau mit Spiegel, 1947

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Farbaquatinta 1963-2 (NOR), 1963

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Farbaquatinta 1963-2 (NOR), 1963

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Sylphenspiel, 1949

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Sylphenspiel, 1949

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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