Victor-Marie Hugo

Estate of the artist (with the Gâtine inventory stamp and number 113/42)
by descent to the artist's grandson, Georges Hugo,
by descent to his son, François Hugo,
by inheritance to his step-sister, Marguerite Hugo;
Private Collection, Paris;
acquired by the late owner in 1982

New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier; Victor Hugo and The Romantic Vision, drawing and Watercolors, 1990-91, no. 13, reproduced;
Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles, Victor Hugo dessinateur, 1999, no. 6, reproduced

J. Massin, Victor Hugo: Complete Works (chronological ed.), vol. II, Paris 1969, no. 100;
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, exh. cat., Berlin 1999, p. 405, reproduced;
The Timeless Eye: Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exh. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 404, reproduced

The sheet has not been laid down and is hinged at two points along the upper edge to the mat. There are two old light diagonal folds visible in the composition and the visible part of the sheet has slightly browned evenly over time. This work is in good condition. Presented framed and glazed, the mat covering the edges of the sheet, where there is a small puncture and some minor folds near the edges which are not visible framed and are not part of the composition. There are some very light old traces of writing in ink visible on the reverse, probably transferred from another sheet. 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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Executed on 4 September 1837.

To be included in the forthcoming Victor Hugo drawings catalogue raisonné by Pierre Georgel.