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Hugó Scheiber    (Hungarian, 1873-1950)

 Hugó Scheiber - City Lights (Paintings) h: 58 x w: 45 cm / h: 22.8 x w: 17.7 in
Hugó Scheiber
City Lights circa 1932
 
  

Biography
1873 Born in Budapest.
1912 Begins to paint expressionist compositions.
1919 Meets Marcel Duchamp and Marinetti.
1921 Holds an exhibition showing his expressionist compositions in Budapest, along with Bela Kadar.
1926 Participates in the Recontre Futuriste in Rome, along with Duchamp and Marinetti.
1944 - 1945 Nazi occupation of Hungary.
1964 Commemorative exhibition held in Budapest.
Studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Budapest.

Literature
2000 Le Guidargus de la peinture, G. SCHURR, les éditions de l’amateur, Paris.
1976 Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, tome 9, E. BENEZIT, Librairie Gründ.
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