Sinus, Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
Sinus
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Ernst Wilhelm Nay

Sinus, 1966


Dimensions
162 x 150 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
2271
Acquisition
Acquired in 2009 as a gift from Elisabeth Nay-Scheibler
Status
Not on display

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‘Sinus’ features a black form protruding vertically into the picture and flanked by a strong yellow. The colours are garish and luminous, but the colour palette is reduced to a minimum. White is introduced not in the form of paint but by leaving some areas of the prepared canvas blank, so that the painted shapes form a unity with the picture ground. This dynamic late work was strongly influenced by the American hard-edge style and struck a completely new note in German post-war painting.

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26.11.2024