Plate (page 30) from Century of the Common Man

Hugo GellertWW-1943-M006708

1943·One from an illustrated book with nineteen screenprints·composition: 15 3/16 × 13 1/16" (38.5 × 33.1 cm); page (myale): 20 1/16 × 16" (50.9 × 40.6 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1943
Medium: One from an illustrated book with nineteen screenprints
Dimensions: composition: 15 3/16 × 13 1/16" (38.5 × 33.1 cm); page (myale): 20 1/16 × 16" (50.9 × 40.6 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Hugo Gellert

Artist

Hugo Gellert

Printmaking

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.

Budapest, Hungary

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