This section includes drawings and paintings on paper, Möessel used allegory and fantasy themes throughout his life to illustrate stories and ideas at the fringe of reality. Allegory: picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Head of John the Baptist (Germany)
Graphite/white caulk/vellum
Size: 13-7/8" x 10-1/2"
Date: Unknown
Untitled (Chicago)
Gouache/paper
Size: 21-3/4" x 24-1/4"
Date: Unknown
Traffic Congestion (Chicago)
Watercolor/paper
Size: 26" x 21-3/4"
Date: Unknown
How About It? (Chicago)
Gouache & graphite on paper
Size: 24-1/4" x 21-3/4"
Date: Unknown
It’s Easy with Wings (Chicago)
Gouache/paper
Size: 27-3/4" x 22"
Date: 1953
Inspiration: Chicago
Gouache/graphite/pasted
gem/illustration board
Size: 28" x 22"
Date: 1950
Atom of Time (Chicago)
Gouache/graphite/
watercolor/Illustration board
Size: 28" x 22"
Date: 1953
Bubble Land (chicago)
Oil/illustration board
Size: 28" x 22"
Date: Unknown
The Caveman (Chicago)
Oil/graphite/illustration board
Size: 28' X 22"
Date: 1947
Natures's Magnificent but Brutal Way of Life (Chicago)
Oil/graphite/illustration board
Size: 28" x 22"
Date: 1953
Untitled (Chicago)
Gouache/paper board
Size: 22-7/8" x 14-1/2"
Date: Unknown
Untitled (Germany)
Graphite/paper
Size: 8-9/16" x 6"
Date: Unknown
Untitled (Chicago)
Study Asiatic Theatre
Gouache/watercolor/ink/
metallic/paper
Size: 8-1/4" x 16-1/2"
Date: 1927 or 1928