Hugó Scheiber

(Budapest 1873–1950)
Untitled, c. 1930, signed, tempera, gouache and charcoal on thin cardboard, 64.5 x 54 cm, framed

We thank Gergely Barki for his contribution to the study of the work.

Provenance:
Mino Somenzi Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Mino Somenzi Heirs
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
Roma, Prima Mostra Nazionale d’Arte Futurista, Piazza Adriana, 20 October – 4 November 1933

Literature:
Esti Kurir, 17 November 1933, with ill.
P. Molnos, Hugó Scheiber: Festészet a jazz stílusában - Painting in the rhythm of Jazz, Kieselbach Galéria, Budapest 2014, p. 197 with ill.

Note:
Mino Somenzi was a key figure in Italian Futurism and a close collaborator of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, contributing to the 1929 Manifesto of Futurist Aeropainting. In 1933, Hungarian artist Hugo Scheiber was personally invited by Marinetti to the National Exhibition of Futurist Art in Rome, where he was warmly received, affirming his standing within the movement.