Jean HUGO (1894-1984) Animated landscape Pastel on paper Signed "Jean Hugo" lower right Label of Galerie Cardo 61 avenue Kléber on reverse. 26 x 48 cm Framed Condition report available on request: [email protected] NOTICE Jean Hugo, great-grandson of Victor Hugo, began his artistic career after the First World War. A frequent visitor to artistic circles, he was a friend of Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Max Jacob and Erik Satie. The Pierre Colle gallery began exhibiting his work in the mid-1930s. His work is imbued with a dreamlike quality, featuring portraits, landscapes and still lifes in a naïve style of soft, shimmering colors.

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