VICTOR HUGO THE DARK ROMANTICIST

For decades, this visionary writer also pursued a passion for painting. With his depictions of whimsical characters living on the fr inges of society, he paid tribute to Goya, while his magical and somber renderings of cathedrals and palaces conjure up the spirits of the past whose precious relics he believed to be endangered. Victor Hugo handled his painting materials with a seemingly limitles s freedom: daubing with sepia, and at times using unconventional materials such as coffee dregs or dust, his approach was often quit e random,...[Read more]