Author: Maison de Victor Hugo
Title: Les Orientales: Maison de Victor Hugo, 26-03 -- 04-07 2010
Description: Paris, Paris-Musees, 2010. Softcover. Red and pictorial wraps, red leather-like dust-jacket with gilt letters on spine and front cover; 234 pp. BW and color illus. Text is in French. Issued in conjunction with a 2010 exhibition of artwork centered around both the art and the writing of Frenchman Victor Hugo (1802-1885). Features pieces by him, including portions of his collection of poems titled "Les Orientales," and inspired by the Greek War for Independence. Also features related paintings and works on paper by Boulanger, Delacroix, Géricault, Devéria, Girodet, Decamps, Chasseriau, Vernet, and Portaels; sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye; and illustrated books and engravings by Vivant Denon, Cassas, Dupré, and De Launay. The exhibition checklist cites 140 pieces, and many if not most are pictured here. Much to see and consider here. VG-: The cover and first three pages are warped across the top edge and corner. Small tear in the cover and dust jacket at the top of the spine that does not affect any text or image. Clean pages and tight binding.

Keywords: European Art ; Hugo, Victor ; Orientalist Art : Greek War of Independence ; ; Museum Exhibitions - European Art


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