Understanding Victor Hugo, the artist, and tracing his footsteps through a hidden Paris
Sulpice, the Paris skyline symbolises the legacy left behind by Victor Hugo. Ahead of a new show opening at the Royal Academy, Michael Hodges follows the path of the celebrated French writer and ...
scmp.com8 天
Les Miserables author Victor Hugo’s drawings, ‘as poetic as his writing’, shown in London
French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Miserables, but less known is his work as an illustrator – the subject of a new exhibition in London.
timesnownews8 天
Charles Dickens vs. Victor Hugo: Which Literary Legend Told the Most Powerful Stories
Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo are towering figures in literary history, each known for stories that transcend time. Dickens captured the struggles of the working class in England, while Hugo painted ...
The Financial Times13 天
Victor Hugo’s novels still endure. His drawings are a revelation
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In September 1843, Victor Hugo was on a sunlit walk while travelling with his mistress in the Pyrenees.
RTE Online12 天
London exhibit spotlights Victor Hugo's lesser-known talent - drawing
French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' and 'Les Miserables', but less known is his work as an illustrator - now the subject of a new exhibition in London.
Country Life14 天
Victor Hugo, France's greatest novelist, was also a talented artist — and now his 'rarely ...
Victor Hugo dismissed his drawings as mere things made in the margins of his manuscripts Now, a Royal Academy exhibition ...
Royal Academy of Arts13 天
Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo
Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most famous writers, at this exhibition of his rarely-seen works on paper. Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a leading public figure in ...
Royal Academy of Arts7 天
Curator talk: Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo
Curator Sarah Lea uncovers the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo in these rarely-seen works on paper. In this talk, Sarah Lea will introduce our exhibition Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor ...
manilatimes11 天
Exhibit spotlights Victor Hugo's drawings
(UPDATE) LONDON — French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables," but less known is his work as an illustrator — now the subject of a new exhibition ...
Business Times12 天
London exhibit spotlights Victor Hugo’s lesser-known talent – drawing
[LONDON] French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Miserables, but less known is his work as an illustrator – now the subject of a new exhibition in London.
‘Once shown, they’ll have to be kept in the dark for years’: the secret drawings of ...
When the French novelist died in 1885, he left behind The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Les Misérables – and a fragile cache of jaw-dropping art ...