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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Untitled, 1948

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Untitled, 1948

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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Furioso, 1963

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Furioso, 1963

Sale Date: May 31, 2012

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Der Abendgruss, 1942

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Der Abendgruss, 1942

Sale Date: May 31, 2012

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Untitled (Farbspiele), 1952

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Untitled (Farbspiele), 1952

Sale Date: June 1, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1948

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Ohne Titel, 1948

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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Rot aus Blau pl.4 (from Europäische Graphik..., 1964

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Rot aus Blau pl.4 (from Europäische Graphik..., 1964

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Dominant-Blau pl.3 (from Europäische Graphik , 1964

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Dominant-Blau pl.3 (from Europäische Graphik , 1964

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Dominant-Blau pl.3 (from Europäische Graphik , 1964

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Dominant-Blau pl.3 (from Europäische Graphik , 1964

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Über den Menschen (portfolio of 6), 1965

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Über den Menschen (portfolio of 6), 1965

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Die Wüste pl.1 (from E.W. Nay, Sechs..., 1965

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Die Wüste pl.1 (from E.W. Nay, Sechs..., 1965

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1959

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Ohne Titel, 1959

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Lofoten, 1938

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Lofoten, 1938

Sale Date: April 27, 2012

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Paar, 1942

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Paar, 1942

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Eruption, 1965

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Eruption, 1965

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Farbaquatinta (Nor), 1964

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Farbaquatinta (Nor), 1964

Sale Date: March 24, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1967

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Ohne Titel, 1967

Sale Date: March 24, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1951

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Ohne Titel, 1951

Sale Date: March 24, 2012

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Von Goldfarben und Blau (Of gold and blue), 1953

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Von Goldfarben und Blau (Of gold and blue), 1953

Sale Date: February 14, 2012

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Chromatische Ketten (Chromatic chains), 1954

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Chromatische Ketten (Chromatic chains), 1954

Sale Date: February 14, 2012

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Segelboot am strand (Sailing boat on the..., 1936

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Segelboot am strand (Sailing boat on the..., 1936

Sale Date: February 15, 2012

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Untitled, 1968

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Untitled, 1968

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Rhythmen und Kadenzen, 1967

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Rhythmen und Kadenzen, 1967

Sale Date: December 16, 2011

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Farbaquatinta 1963 - 2 (NOR), 1963

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Farbaquatinta 1963 - 2 (NOR), 1963

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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Farblitho 1952, 1952

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Farblitho 1952, 1952

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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