Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Orpheus Lied, 1947
Pencil drawing
Current bid:
€ 1,400 Estimate:
€ 1,500End: 07-15-24 15:27:00 Berlin
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07-15-24 06:27:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:12m)
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Lot description
Orpheus Lied. 1947/48.
Pencil drawing.
Inscribed "27; Zu 'Orpheus', Blei, 30,5 x 22, unsign. 1947 unverkfl." by Elisabeth Nay-Scheibler on the reverse, as well as with the dedication "Für Stefan in Freundschaft Elisabeth April 80" in the bottom margin. On wove paper. 30.5 x 22 cm (12 x 8.6 in), size of sheet. [MH].
• From the important series of the “Hekate Paintings” - marking the transition from figuration to abstraction.
PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Private collection Bavaria (gifted from E. Nay-Scheibler 1980).
EXHIBITION: Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt a. M. 1976, cat. no. II 27, there: "Kopf zu: Orpheus".
LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Werkverzeichnis. Aquarelle - Gouachen - Zeichnungen, vol. 1: 1919-1948, Ostfildern 2012, no. 48-036 (illu.).
In good condition. Two tiny pinholes in the upper margin. The lower sheet with a few brownish water stains and a slightly greasy stain from teh making. Left margin irregular and with a slight crease in the lower corner. The right margin with a handling mark.
Pencil drawing.
Inscribed "27; Zu 'Orpheus', Blei, 30,5 x 22, unsign. 1947 unverkfl." by Elisabeth Nay-Scheibler on the reverse, as well as with the dedication "Für Stefan in Freundschaft Elisabeth April 80" in the bottom margin. On wove paper. 30.5 x 22 cm (12 x 8.6 in), size of sheet. [MH].
• From the important series of the “Hekate Paintings” - marking the transition from figuration to abstraction.
PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Private collection Bavaria (gifted from E. Nay-Scheibler 1980).
EXHIBITION: Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt a. M. 1976, cat. no. II 27, there: "Kopf zu: Orpheus".
LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Werkverzeichnis. Aquarelle - Gouachen - Zeichnungen, vol. 1: 1919-1948, Ostfildern 2012, no. 48-036 (illu.).
In good condition. Two tiny pinholes in the upper margin. The lower sheet with a few brownish water stains and a slightly greasy stain from teh making. Left margin irregular and with a slight crease in the lower corner. The right margin with a handling mark.
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Orpheus Lied, 1947
Pencil drawing
Starting bid:
€ 1,400 Estimate
€ 1,500End: 07-15-24 15:27:00 Berlin
07-15-24 09:27:00 New York
07-15-24 06:27:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:12m)
07-15-24 09:27:00 New York
07-15-24 06:27:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:12m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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