Jean Hugo (1894-1984). The Locomotive, Circa 1920. Graphite On Paper, Signed.

Jean HUGO (1894-1984)
The Locomotive, circa 1920
Graphite on paper,
Signed lower right
H. 11.5 cm - W. 16.5 cm
Frame: H. 24 cm - W. 29 cm

Great-grandson of Victor Hugo, Jean knew how to bear this name with modesty. To prove himself worthy of this illustrious lineage, he knew how to produce an art of observing the world with discretion. His creations take multiple forms: oil and gouache paintings, drawings, book illustrations, theater sets, stained glass windows, ceramics and various decorative objects. During the post-war period 14-18, he married Valentine Gross, painter and engraver. With her, he fully experienced the “Roaring Twenties”, rubbing shoulders with the main representatives of the Parisian cultural and artistic scene and collaborating with many artists. Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, Paul Morand and Pablo Picasso.

In 1929, Jean Hugo moved to the Mas de Fourques in Lunel. It was in the calm of the countryside, far from the hustle and bustle of Paris, that he dedicated himself to painting. The nature that surrounded him became a constant source of inspiration. Leading a secluded and peaceful life, Jean Hugo gave an important place to religion; he converted to Catholicism and was baptized in 1931. Despite his distance from the capital, Jean Hugo continued his artistic partnerships, both in the theater and in book illustration.

Jean Hugo's painting is the embodiment of a magical realism, where the observation of nature becomes a gentle poetry filled with mystery.

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