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

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

Galerie Orangerie-Reinz, Cologne. Private collection, Hesse

In good condition, colors in fresh impression. Two small, expertly restored tears in the center of the upper edge, and a tiny piece of paper missing in the upper right corner. A small, expertly repaired loss in the upper left corner, with a few small brownish spots in this area.