Xanti Schawinsky - "Tap Dancer vs Quilting Machine". Original Exhibition Bauhaus Museum Poster

Xanti Schawinsky – Tap Dancer vs Quilting Machine

Original vintage exhibition poster featuring the work of Xanti Schawinsky, the influential Swiss avant-garde artist and Bauhaus-trained stage designer. Issued for the exhibition Malerei, Bühne, Grafikdesign, Fotografie held at the Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin, from 22 March to 19 May 1986.

The design showcases Schawinsky’s iconic 1924 composition Stepptänzer versus Steppmaschine (Tap Dancer vs Quilting Machine), depicting an elegantly dressed gentleman in a top hat and tuxedo observing a vibrant, abstract mechanical structure composed of tubes, cylinders, and wheels. The composition is complemented by bold, stylised black typography, characteristic of modernist Bauhaus aesthetics.

Dimensions: 59.5 × 84.5 cm

Condition: Very good overall. As an original vintage poster, minor signs of age and handling may be present.