Walter Dexel (German, 1890–1973): Maquettes and Printed Matter

Gas zum Kochen, Backen, Heizen, Beleuchten, 1924–25
Left: Maquette
Ink, gouache, pencil, and cut-and-pasted paper, 19 3/4 x 13 3/8” (50.1 x 34 cm)
Right: Card
Lithograph, 5 7/8 × 4 3/16" (14.9 × 10.6 cm)

To supplement Monday’s newsletter, Walter Dexel (German, 1890–1973): Posters, today we provide additional maquettes and printed matter by Dexel from the collection.

Maquette: Illuminated advertising signage for the Mühlhausen state
savings bank, 1925
Gouache on cut-and-pasted gelatin silver print on cardstock,
8 11/16 x 6 1/4” (22 x 15.8 cm)

Reproduced in: Walter Dexel, “Zur Inflation der Transparentreklame,” Offset: Buch- und Werbekunst, Jg. 4, Heft 1 (1927): [23].

Maquette: Reklame-Laterne. Feuer Melde Stelle Unfall Meldestelle, Jena, 1926
Gouache and ink on paper, mounted on board, 8 3/4 x 8 5/8" (22.2 x 22 cm)

Maquette for the poster: Materials and Form: The Basics of Design in Our Time, Öffentliche Kundgebung Stadthalle, Magdeburg (Summer 1930), 1930
Ink on cardboard, 25 5/8 x 19 5/8” (65 x 50 cm)

Maquette: Hotel Excelsior, n.d. (c. 1926–31)
Gouache, graphite, and ink on paper, 9 1/4 x 12 3/4” (32.6 x 23.4 cm)
Note: Likely intended as signage for the Hotel Excelsior in Frankfurt.

Invitation: Artisten Zirkus KoXélSki (Artist’s Party Circus Koxélski),
Jena (March 6, 1926), 1926
Letterpress, 5 13/16 x 4 3/16” (14.8 x 10.6 cm)

March 26, 2025