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Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Katarakte, 1952.
Brush and India ink
Starting bid: € 9,000 / $ 10,350
172
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Katarakte, 1952.
Brush and India ink
Starting bid: € 9,000 / $ 10,350
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
1902 - 1968
Katarakte. 1952.
Brush and India ink and pencil.
Signed and dated in the lower right. On reddish brown paper. 53.6 x 67.9 cm (21.1 x 26.7 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
- From the important period of the “Rhythmic Pictures” (1952–1953).
• A painting of the same name was also created in the same year.
• After moving to Cologne, Ernst Wilhelm Nay came into contact with electronic music for the first time: his works during this period were strongly influenced by the progressive music of Boulez, Nono, and Stockhausen.
• The ink brush drawing “Katarakte” illustrates Nay's unique use of dynamic lines and energetic forms.
PROVENANCE: Art dealer Dr. Ewald Rathke, Frankfurt a. Main.
Private collection, Bavaria (acquired before 1992).
LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Werkverzeichnis. Aquarelle - Gouachen - Zeichnungen, vol. 2: 1949-1953, Ostfildern 2014, CR no. 52-053 (illu.).
In good condition. With barely noticeable, expertly repaired tears at the top and right edge of the sheet. With a tiny studio-related hole in the center and tiny studio-related color speckles. Slightly browned overall.
1902 - 1968
Katarakte. 1952.
Brush and India ink and pencil.
Signed and dated in the lower right. On reddish brown paper. 53.6 x 67.9 cm (21.1 x 26.7 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
- From the important period of the “Rhythmic Pictures” (1952–1953).
• A painting of the same name was also created in the same year.
• After moving to Cologne, Ernst Wilhelm Nay came into contact with electronic music for the first time: his works during this period were strongly influenced by the progressive music of Boulez, Nono, and Stockhausen.
• The ink brush drawing “Katarakte” illustrates Nay's unique use of dynamic lines and energetic forms.
PROVENANCE: Art dealer Dr. Ewald Rathke, Frankfurt a. Main.
Private collection, Bavaria (acquired before 1992).
LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Werkverzeichnis. Aquarelle - Gouachen - Zeichnungen, vol. 2: 1949-1953, Ostfildern 2014, CR no. 52-053 (illu.).
In good condition. With barely noticeable, expertly repaired tears at the top and right edge of the sheet. With a tiny studio-related hole in the center and tiny studio-related color speckles. Slightly browned overall.
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