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Ernst Wilhelm Nay — Graue Frau und weisse Stadt
Ernst Wilhelm Nay

Graue Frau und weisse Stadt

1947

Ernst Wilhelm Nay's 'Graue Frau und weisse Stadt' is a 1947 gouache on paper that exemplifies early modernist abstraction. The work employs a muted color palette to suggest urban and figurative themes.

Medium
gouache on paper

🔨 Auction Lot

The Robert & Helga Ehret Collection

March 15, 2023

Estimate: $15,000$20,000

Lot 130

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Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Graue Frau und weisse Stadt, 1947

Ernst Wilhelm Nay's 'Graue Frau und weisse Stadt' is a 1947 gouache on paper that exemplifies early modernist abstraction. The work employs a muted color palette to suggest urban and figurative themes.

Medium
gouache on paper
Year
1947
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figure, Gray Tones, Expressive, Post-War, Urban, Modern, German, Abstract, Painting, Gouache

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