Sale: 519 / Post War / Cont. Art II, June 19. 2021 in Munich Lot 442

 

442
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Paolo und Francesca, 1946.
Gouache
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,440
Sold:
€ 62,500 / $ 67,500

(incl. surcharge)
Paolo und Francesca. 1946.
Gouache.
Claesges 46-115. Signed and dated in lower left. On wove paper. 33 x 24.3 cm (12.9 x 9.5 in), the full sheet.
[SM].
• From the "Hekate-Periode" (1945-1948), in which Nay addresses mythologic themes and events from recent history.
• In 1947 he executed the same motif in oil.
• For the first time on the international auction market
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PROVENANCE: Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne.
Private collection Düren.




442
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Paolo und Francesca, 1946.
Gouache
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,440
Sold:
€ 62,500 / $ 67,500

(incl. surcharge)