Albaran

1951

Ernst Wilhelm Nay

Associated Names
Ernst Wilhelm Nay

Artist, German, 1902 - 1968

The image displays intersecting lines and geometric shapes, mostly triangles and circles, forming a complex and intricate design. The composition is abstract, with shapes overlapping and interacting in a chaotic manner. Elements like circular shapes with extending lines and triangular forms are present. Earthy tones like brown, black, and muted green enhance the depth and complexity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph in light and dark brown, green, grey and black on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 48 × 32 cm (18 7/8 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 54 × 38.1 cm (21 1/4 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.409

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gabler 1975, no. 34, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Neuerburg [b. 1883], Cologne (Lugt 1344a). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., November 15, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Gabler, Karlheinz. Ernst Wilhelm Nay, die Druckgraphik 1923-1968. Stuttgart: Belser, 1975: no. 34, only

Inscriptions

signed, dated and numbered below image: 10/23 Nay 51; at lower left, in graphite: 541; on verso, in green pencil, by later hand: 83

Wikidata ID

Q76556851

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