Sale: 503 / Post War / Contemporary Art II, July 17. 2020 in Munich Lot 63

 

63
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Halb Gelb - halb Blau, 1965.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,000
Sold:
€ 31,250 / $ 33,750

(incl. surcharge)
Halb Gelb - halb Blau. 1965.
Watercolor.
Claesges 65-128. Signed, dated and inscribed "K" in lower right. On grained wove paper. 60.5 x 42 cm (23.8 x 16.5 in), the full sheet.
This watercolor was made during a summer vacation on Crete.
• From the artist's sought-after "Eye Picture" series
• Large-size composition in strong colors
• Notable provenance
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PROVENANCE: Galerie Günther Franke, Munich (1965).
Alice and Otto Schrag, Baden-Baden.

LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer Munich, 141st auction, May 30, 1989, lot 202.
"Painting means forming the picture out of color, because color is the life of painting .." Ernst Wilhelm Nay




63
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Halb Gelb - halb Blau, 1965.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,000
Sold:
€ 31,250 / $ 33,750

(incl. surcharge)