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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O.T. (Scheiben), 1956

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O.T. (Scheiben), 1956

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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1 (NOR), 1966

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1 (NOR), 1966

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Schwindender Ocker), 1959

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Ohne Titel (Schwindender Ocker), 1959

Sale Date: June 19, 2009

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965

Sale Date: June 18, 2009

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Farbaquatinta, 1964

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Farbaquatinta, 1964

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Omega rot, 1958

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Omega rot, 1958

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Landschaft, 1939

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Landschaft, 1939

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Thais und Anna, 1945

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Thais und Anna, 1945

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Algraphie-2, 1953

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Algraphie-2, 1953

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Ohne Titel, 1961

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Ohne Titel, 1961

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Sechs Aquatinten. Über den Menschen..., 1965

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Sechs Aquatinten. Über den Menschen..., 1965

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Grosse Sitzende mit Spiegel, 1947

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Grosse Sitzende mit Spiegel, 1947

Sale Date: June 5, 2009

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Halbakt, 1927

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Halbakt, 1927

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Komposition, Kopf), 1947

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Ohne Titel (Komposition, Kopf), 1947

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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C.G. Heise zum Geburtstag, 1965

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C.G. Heise zum Geburtstag, 1965

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Scheibenbild), 1959

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Ohne Titel (Scheibenbild), 1959

Sale Date: May 29, 2009

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Rhythmische Komposition (+ another; 2 works), 1952

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Rhythmische Komposition (+ another; 2 works), 1952

Sale Date: May 29, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Rhythmische Komposition), 1951

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Ohne Titel (Rhythmische Komposition), 1951

Sale Date: May 29, 2009

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Der Mensch, pl. 4 (from Über den Menschen), 1965

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Der Mensch, pl. 4 (from Über den Menschen), 1965

Sale Date: May 29, 2009

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Offset - NOR (poster), 1966

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Offset - NOR (poster), 1966

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Farblitho (NOR), 1961

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Farblitho (NOR), 1961

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Farblitho (NOR), 1958

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Farblitho (NOR), 1958

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Der Diamant (Schwarzer Diamant), 1933

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Der Diamant (Schwarzer Diamant), 1933

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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