Brush and India ink and pencil. Signed and dated in the lower right. On reddish brown paper. 53.6 x 67.9 cm. , the full sheet.
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- From the important period of the “Rhythmic Pictures” (1952-1953). - A painting of the same name was also created in the same year. - After moving to Cologne, Ernst Wilhelm Nay came into contact with electronic music for the first time: his works during this period were strongly influenced by the progressive music of Boulez, Nono, and Stockhausen. - The ink brush drawing “Katarakte” illustrates Nay's unique use of dynamic lines and energetic forms.
LITERATURE: Magdalene Claesges, Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Werkverzeichnis. Aquarelle - Gouachen - Zeichnungen, vol. 2: 1949-1953, Ostfildern 2014, CR no. 52-053 (illu.).

Art dealer Dr. Ewald Rathke, Frankfurt a. Main. Private collection, Bavaria (acquired before 1992)

In good condition. With barely noticeable, expertly repaired tears at the top and right edge of the sheet. With a tiny studio-related hole in the center and tiny studio-related color speckles. Slightly browned overall.