Ioci
Catalogue
- Year
- 1926
- Dimensions
- 24 7/8 x 19 3/4" (63.2 x 50.1 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Walter Dexel
Artist
Painting
Walter Dexel was a German painter, designer, and typographer whose abstract compositions combined Constructivist principles with a rigorous geometric vocabulary. Working primarily in the 1920s and 1930s, he developed a distinctive approach to abstraction that integrated typography as a formal element rather than mere notation. His paintings employ bold primary colors, sharp angles, and interlocking planes to create a sense of dynamic movement within a tightly controlled formal structure.
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"Glas Werkstoff und Form" by Walter Dexel
1950 · Letterpress
Advertisement for the Technical Association of Magdeburg (Technische Vereinigung Magdeburg)
1932 · Cover: offset lithograph; interior: letterpress
Technische Vereinigung Magdeburg
1931 · Cover: offset lithograph; interior: letterpress
Kult und Form
1930 · Letterpress
Advertisement for the Technical Association of Magdeburg (Technische Vereinigung Magdeburg)
1930 · Cover: offset lithograph; interior: letterpress
Fotografie der Gegenwart (Contemporary Photography) (Poster for exhibition in Magdeburg)
1929 · Linocut
Record
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- Walter Dexel
- Year
- 1926
- Dimensions
- 24 7/8 x 19 3/4" (63.2 x 50.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1926-M032763
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified