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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Farblitho 1958 (NOR), 1958–1958

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Farblitho 1958 (NOR), 1958–1958

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Die Wüste, pl.1, 1965–1965

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Die Wüste, pl.1, 1965–1965

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C. G. Heise zum Geburtstag, 1965–1965

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C. G. Heise zum Geburtstag, 1965–1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-5 - Spiele des..., 1965–1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-5 - Spiele des..., 1965–1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965–1965

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Farbaquatinta 1965-7, 1965–1965

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Rot aus Blau, pl.4, 1964–1964

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Rot aus Blau, pl.4, 1964–1964

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Dominant-Blau, pl.3, 1964–1964

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Dominant-Blau, pl.3, 1964–1964

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Untitled, 1960–1960

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Untitled, 1960–1960

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Im Gegenspiel (Counterpoint), 1952–1952

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Im Gegenspiel (Counterpoint), 1952–1952

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Grün in Blau (Green in blue), 1958–1958

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Grün in Blau (Green in blue), 1958–1958

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Olivklang und Oktober, 1958–1958

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Olivklang und Oktober, 1958–1958

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Balance, 1961–1961

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Balance, 1961–1961

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Schwarze Sternebahn, 1955–1955

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Schwarze Sternebahn, 1955–1955

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Komposition, 1954–1954

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Komposition, 1954–1954

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Ohne Titel, 1957–1957

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Ohne Titel, 1957–1957

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Farblitho 1961 (NOR), 1961–1961

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Farblitho 1961 (NOR), 1961–1961

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Komposition, 1964–1964

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Komposition, 1964–1964

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Komposition, 1968–1968

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Komposition, 1968–1968

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Frau mit Hahn, 1949–1949

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Frau mit Hahn, 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Weibliche Akte im Freien, 1946–1946

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Weibliche Akte im Freien, 1946–1946

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Figuren, 1948–1948

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Figuren, 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Der Vogelmensch und andere, 1945–1945

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Der Vogelmensch und andere, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Mädchen mit Kopftuch, 1930–1930

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Mädchen mit Kopftuch, 1930–1930

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Farblitho 1968 - 2 (NOR), 1968–1968

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Farblitho 1968 - 2 (NOR), 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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