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Century of the Common Man: Free Man's Duties 1
1943 · color screenprint
Sheet: 50.6 x 81.1 cm (19 15/16 x 31 15/16 in.); Image: 38.5 x 33 cm (15 3/16 x 13 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Hugo Gellert
1892
PrintmakingSurrealismExpressionismRealism
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
158
Works in Collection
243
Assets Indexed
3
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Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Surrealism
- • Expressionism
- • Realism
- • Social Realism
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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936–1937
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Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936
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Murals by American Painters and Photographers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1932
About
Why this artist matters now
Hugo Gellert was an American printmaker and painter whose work combined social realism with expressionistic line work, often depicting industrial labor and political upheaval. Active from the 1920s through the 1980s, he created woodcuts, lithographs, and paintings that engaged directly with themes of class struggle and working-class life. His formal language drew on German Expressionism and Mexican muralism, adapted to American urban subject matter. Gellert maintained an independent artistic practice throughout his career, remaining committed to socially engaged representation.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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