Hugo Gellert

Transformation of Surplus Value into Ground-Rent: Price of Land

1933

A large black ink drawing of a snarling, chained dog dominates the right page of an open book.

Not on view

Date
1933

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph and letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet (folded): 22 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (57.2 × 38.4 cm) Sheet (unfolded): 22 1/2 × 30 1/4 in. (57.2 × 76.8 cm) Image: 22 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (57.2 × 38.4 cm)

Accession number
2016.115.54

Edition
19/133

Publication
Printed by Atelier Desjobert; published by Hugo Gellert

Credit line
Gift of Fern and Hersh Cohen

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Hugo Gellert, courtesy Mary Ryan Gallery, New York

API
artworks/50249

Part of a series:
Karl Marx Capital in Pictures
62 works

Open book showing a block of text on the left and a sketch of a Roman statue on the right.

Open book showing a page of text beside a detailed drawing of stacked coins and coin tubes.

A strong hand clenches three wheat stalks held upright beside a page of text.

A drawn hand grips gears, keys, and wheat before a clock face showing numbers around.

A book illustration shows a muscular man standing behind a woman and cupping her breasts.

A drawing of a jacket and can both showing clenched fists emerging from their openings.

A hand grips a clock hand inside a circular clock face with numbered hours.

A small tractor-like machine is driving into large flowing folds of fabric on the right page.

Book page titled 'Cooperation' shows men straining together to pull a rope beside a column of text.

Open book showing text on left and a black-and-white illustration of a water wheel on right.

Hugo Gellert
87 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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Hugo Gellert

Transformation of Surplus Value into Ground-Rent: Price of Land

1933

Hugo Gellert 87 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

Hugo Gellert
87 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions