Watercolor , India ink and pencil. Inscribed "8 Nay Aquarell 1952. Dieses Blatt ist von E. W. Nay. Elisabeth Nay" by E. Nay-Scheibler on the reverse. On Hahnemühle laid paper (with the watermark). 48.5 x 33 cm. , size of sheet. [MH].
- The combination of warm earthly tones and cool blue creates an exciting balance. - Testimony to Nay's intense exploration of form and color. - In the year it was created, Nay's purely abstract creative phase began with the “Rhythmic Pictures”.
LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Catalogue raisonné. Watercolors - Gouaches - Drawings, vol. 2: 1949-1953, Ostfildern 2014, catalog no. 52-118 (illustrated in color).

E. W. Nay. Arbeiten auf Papier: Skizzen und Aquarelle 1949-1967, Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt a. Main, October 13 - November 24, 1979, cat. no. 8 (illustrated)

Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt a. Main. Private collection, Hesse

In good condition, colors in beautiful impression. Small areas of paper loss (approx. 5 mm) in the center of the left edge, as well as a small brownish spot in the upper area. The upper edge of the sheet has a few small creases and a tiny hole, probably caused in the studio. Overall, the sheet is slightly creased.