Victor-Marie Hugo

Auguste Vacquerie, Paris,
by inheritance to his niece, Mme Marie Ernest Lefèvre;
from whom acquired on 16 April 1895 by William Ritter, Namur;
sale, Paris, Piasa, 13 June 2001, lot 151, purchased by the late owner

Weimar, Schiller Museum, Victor Hugo - Visionen eines Schriftstellers, 2008, no. 70, reproduced

The sheet has been bordered with Japan paper, attached to the extreme edges of the verso, which is hinged to the mat. As visible in the catalogue illustration the sheet is lightly time-stained, less so along the right and upper edges. This work is in good overall condition. Presented framed and glazed, the edges of the sheet visible and not covered by the mat. For any questions regarding this lot please contact Richard Lowkes in the 19th Century European Paintings department on 020 7293 5477.
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To be included in the forthcoming Victor Hugo drawings catalogue raisonné by Pierre Georgel.