Stones To Stains: The Drawings Of Victor Hugo

Exhibition at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 27 September - 30 December 2018

Remarkably spontaneous and receptive to the myriad possibilities of medium and materials, Hugo produced experimental and enigmatic compositions, from haunting renditions of castles and ruins to ethereal and abstract forms and stains.

This exhibition catalogue brings together around 120 of the most significant examples of Victor Hugo's works on paper. It features previously unpublished drawings and insightful texts that reveal Hugo's extraordinary talents as a draftsman and includes essays which place Hugo's drawings within the context of artistic movements in 19th-century France.