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171
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Ohne Titel, 1952.
Watercolor and India ink over pencil
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000

 
$ 22,600 - 33,900

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Ohne Titel. 1952.
Watercolor and India ink over pencil.
Signed and dated in the lower right. On Hahnemühle laid paper (with the watermark). 48.3 x 63 cm (19 x 24.8 in), the full sheet.
Study for "Farblitho 1952", catalogue raisonné of prints no. 39. [MH].

• A colorful work from the important phase of his “Rhythmic Pictures.”
• After making the transition to pure abstraction, Nay arrived at a completely new form of design that combined color, shape, and line.
• This print displays Nay's characteristic style with clear colors and emotional depth: a prime example of his unique powers of expression
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PROVENANCE: Galerie Orangerie-Reinz, Cologne.
Private collection, Hesse.

EXHIBITION: E. W. Nay. Arbeiten auf Papier: Skizzen - Aquarelle 1949-1967, Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main, October 13-November 24, 1979, cat. no. 3.

LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Catalogue raisonné. Watercolors – Gouaches – Drawings, vol. 2: 1949–1953, Ostfildern 2014, catalog no. 52-091 (illustrated in color).

Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.34 h +/- 20 min.




 

Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Ernst Wilhelm Nay "Ohne Titel"
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Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.

Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.

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another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
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