3876 - Ernst Wilhelm Nay, “1966-2 (NOR)”

Ernst Wilhelm Nay, “1966-2 (NOR)” iridescent, partly blurred areas in black, blue and red, Gabler catalogue raisonné no. 86, outside the edition of 200 copies, colour silkscreen print, signed and dated ‘W Nay (19)66" and inscribed on the left "e`preuve d´artiste", signs of age, framed with a passe-partout and behind glass, image dimensions approx. 62 x 41.5 cm. Artist’s biography: prominent German painter and printmaker (1902, Berlin - 1968, Cologne); from 1921, an apprenticeship in the book trade, followed by studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin until 1928 through the mediation of Karl Hofer; in 1928, he undertook a study trip to Paris; in 1930, through the mediation of Carl Georg Heise, he received a scholarship for a stay on the island of Bonholm; in 1931, he received a scholarship for a stay at the Villa Massimo; in 1937, two of his works were exhibited at the ‘Degenerate Art’ exhibition; in 1939 he received his call-up papers; in 1945 he was released from American captivity; in 1950 a retrospective was held at the Kestnergesellschaft in Hanover; in 1951 the artist settled in Cologne, 1954-62: creation of his ‘Scheibenbilder’ (disc paintings); 1955: he published his essay ‘On the Formative Value of Colour’ and held a solo exhibition in the USA; participation in documenta I, II and III; Source: Wikipedia.