Komposition 1923 XI (recto); Stadt (verso)

WALTER DEXEL (1890-1973) Komposition 1923 XI (recto); Stadt (verso) signed, dated and titled 'WALTER DEXEL 23 1923 XI' (on the stretcher); signed and indistinctly dated 'W. DEXEL 2...' (verso, at the extreme lower centre edge; under the stretcher bar) and inscribed ‘RAUCHEN U. BETRETEN DER BAUSTELLE IST VERBOTEN' (verso, within the composition) oil on canvas 25 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (64.9 x 53.8 cm.) Painted in 1923