Bidspirit auction | Hugo Gellert, Hungary (1892 -1985),

Hugo Gellert, Hungary (1892 -1985), nude male and female and octopus battle, two lithograph prints, - Hugo Gellert Hungary (1892 -1985) nude male and female and octopus battle two lithograph prints unsigned. Biography from Butler Institute of American Art: Hugo Gellert was born in Hungary in 1892 and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1906. He was a very well-known artist in this country during the 1930s, yet he has essentially been forgotten. Gellert's activities contributed greatly to the social tone of 1930s American. He was a contributing artist to the Masses and was a founding editor of the Liberator and the New Masses. Gellert occupied a seminal position in organizing the John Reed Club and the Artists' Union. He served on the editorial committee of Art Front, the Artists' Union's official publication. Later in the 1930s, Gellert helped organize the American Artists' Congress of February, 1936. He spoke at the second American Artist' Congress in December, 1937 as well. He was an active member of the United Scenic Artist's Union in New York. His work is in numerous museum collections including The British Museum, London; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC; The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach. 20”H x 14 1/2”W (Sheet)