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German · 1902–1968 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 497 of 538 lots (92% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Ernst Wilhelm Nay: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s55$24.9kSign upOil
1930s3939$27.7kSign upOil
1940s9592$35.2kSign upGouache
1950s147142$36kSign upOil
1960s197185$9.4kSign upWatercolor

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1920s 5 works

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5 of 5
Median
$24.9kSign up
Average
$22.5kSign up
Typical size
16 × 21.5 in (40 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Oil (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)

1930s 39 works

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39 of 39
Median
$27.7kSign up
Average
$53.9kSign up
Typical size
19 × 25 in (48 × 63 cm)
Mediums
Oil (13), Watercolor (9), Drawing (7)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Beach scenes (1), Harbours & ports (1)
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1940s 95 works

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92 of 95
Median
$35.2kSign up
Average
$69.2kSign up
Typical size
13 × 13 in (33 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (45), Oil (24), Drawing (15)
Subjects
Landscapes (3)
Show 12 more (1940s)

…and 71 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 147 works

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142 of 147
Median
$36kSign up
Average
$160kSign up
Typical size
17 × 23.5 in (44 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Oil (53), Watercolor (42), Lithograph (17)
Subjects
—
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…and 123 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 197 works

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185 of 197
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$106kSign up
Typical size
22 × 19 in (57 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (45), Oil (40), Lithograph (39)
Subjects
—
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…and 173 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

41 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 27 works

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27 of 27
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$21.4kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 15.5 in (31 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (7), Drawing (7), Gouache (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works

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11 of 11
Median
$8.2kSign up
Average
$36.1kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 20 in (52 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (4), Drawing (4), Other (1)
Subjects
—
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

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2 of 3
Median
$227Sign up
Average
$227Sign up
Typical size
30 × 20 in (76 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
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Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ernst Wilhelm Nay auction results →