Victor Hugo Dessins

This book always arouses the same reaction. That of surprise, the moment when we say “oh, was Victor Hugo a drawer ?!”. Well did you know that the Houses of Victor Hugo, Paris / Guernesey now have more than seven hundred sheets. 700 sheets of sketches, drawings, prints. The graphic impressions of a monumental writer, the french national treasure. In the walnut stain washes, the inks and the dramatic and stormy landscapes, the timid attempts at portraits, one can say that Hugo perhaps never wanted to show his drawings during his lifetime, because surrounded by too many talents. But today it is almost with tenderness that one lays eyes on this work, containing nearly 300 illustrations drawn by the pen of one who is most known for his words.