Hugo Gellert

The Transformation of Money into Capital
1933

A detailed black and white illustration of an octopus with its tentacles spread out, each adorned with suction cups. The octopus is centered on the page with a slight tilt to its bulbous head, and its eyes are focused forward. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
A detailed black and white illustration of an octopus with its tentacles spread out, each adorned with suction cups. The octopus is centered on the page with a slight tilt to its bulbous head, and its eyes are focused forward. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

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Date
1933

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Folded): 22 7/8 × 15 1/2in. (58.1 × 39.4 cm) Sheet: 22 11/16 × 30 1/4in. (57.6 × 76.8 cm) Image: 16 × 12in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
94.98

Series
Karl Marx' 'Capital' in Pictures

Edition
27/133

Publication
Printed by Atelier Desjobert

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mary Ryan Gallery

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

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Hugo Gellert
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