Victor Hugo dismissed his drawings as mere things made in the margins of his manuscripts Now, a Royal Academy exhibition ...

One of the 19th century’s greatest writers, Hugo also found time to produce art admired by founder of surrealism Andre Breton ...

French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables," but less known is his ...

Astonishing Things, the RA show's title comes from a comment Vincent van Gogh made on seeing Victor Hugo's drawings.

When the French novelist died in 1885, he left behind The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Les Misérables – and a fragile cache of jaw-dropping art. he Royal Academy has used that quote as the title of this ...

Mention the name “Victor Hugo” and most people immediately think of his masterpiece Les Misérables, famously adapted into the ...

Sulpice, the Paris skyline symbolises the legacy left behind by Victor Hugo. Ahead of a new show opening at the Royal Academy, Michael Hodges follows the path of the celebrated French writer and ...

“Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo”, which opened at the Royal Academy of Arts on Friday, traces Hugo’s passion for illustration, 140 years after his death. The exhibition’s notes say ...

To mark Nuit des Musées 2025, Victor Hugo's house in Paris invites you to take part in a special nocturne on Saturday May 17.

Sculptor Antony Gormley and Professor of French literature, Catriona Seth discuss Victor Hugo's visual art with Tom Sutcliffe. Victor Hugo was a 19th century cultural colossus, known for monumental ...

When the French novelist died in 1885, he left behind The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Les Misérables – and a fragile cache of jaw-dropping art ...

Julian Barnes's essay Changing My Mind, Victor Hugo's artwork, Emma Donoghue's new book The Paris Express We use cookies to ...