Farbaquatinta 1963-1
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (Berlin 1902 - Köln 1968)
Lot-No. 353
Proceeds : 3.300 €
Aquatint in colours, 17 x 14 cm, lo. ri. autographed and dat. Nay 63, lo. le. num. 54/150, unframed. - Literature: Cat. rais.: Gabler 68. - One of the most important German painters and graphic artists of post-war art. N. studied 1924-28 as master student of K. Hofer at the Berlin academy. In 1931 he was awarded the Villa Massimo prize. He also travelled Paris and Norway, where he met E. Munch. N. lived to see himself to be considered as one of the leading artists of his time; among others his works were showcased at the Documenta I through III. Mus.: Cologne (Mus. Ludwig, Ernst Wilhelm Nay trust), Hamburg, Hannover, Essen, Duisburg, Leipzig. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Gabler: E. W. N. - Die Druckgraphik 1923-1968 a. others.
Ernst Wilhelm Nay: Farbaquatinta 1963-1
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (Berlin 1902 - Köln 1968)
Farbaquatinta 1963-1
Lot-No. 353
Proceeds : 3.300 €
Aquatint in colours, 17 x 14 cm, lo. ri. autographed and dat. Nay 63, lo. le. num. 54/150, unframed. - Literature: Cat. rais.: Gabler 68. - One of the most important German painters and graphic artists of post-war art. N. studied 1924-28 as master student of K. Hofer at the Berlin academy. In 1931 he was awarded the Villa Massimo prize. He also travelled Paris and Norway, where he met E. Munch. N. lived to see himself to be considered as one of the leading artists of his time; among others his works were showcased at the Documenta I through III. Mus.: Cologne (Mus. Ludwig, Ernst Wilhelm Nay trust), Hamburg, Hannover, Essen, Duisburg, Leipzig. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Gabler: E. W. N. - Die Druckgraphik 1923-1968 a. others.
