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608 - HUGO, Jean. (1894–1984) Attributed to. Jean Hugo was a French painter, theater set designer, illustrator, and writer. Best known as the great-grandson of Victor Hugo, he managed to step out of the shadow of his illustrious ancestor by developing a unique pictorial style, often described as magical, poetic, or deliberately naive. During the interwar period, he moved in Parisian avant-garde circles and befriended prominent figures such as Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Raymond Radiguet, Erik Satie, and Max Jacob. He actively collaborated on the creation of sets and costumes for theater and ballet. Set of 4 gouaches for a ballet project. 27 x 35 cm each. The set.
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HUGO, Jean. (1894–1984) Attributed to. Jean Hugo was a French painter, theater set designer, illustrator, and writer. Best known as the great-grandson of Victor Hugo, he managed to step out of the shadow of his illustrious ancestor by developing a unique pictorial style, often described as magical, poetic, or deliberately naive. During the interwar period, he moved in Parisian avant-garde circles and befriended prominent figures such as Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Raymond Radiguet, Erik Satie, and Max Jacob. He actively collaborated on the creation of sets and costumes for theater and ballet. Set of 4 gouaches for a ballet project. 27 x 35 cm each. The set.
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COLLECTION OF A THEATER AND FILM SET DESIGNER. A collection of photographs, including an erotic album from the Le Chabanais brothel circa 1890 and an album from the Théâtre de la Mode in 1946. A collection of Japanese prints and postcards. Books, old papers, and banknotes. Numerous gouache paintings of costumes (by Edel, Choubrac, Zinoview, Minon, Tom Keogh, Betout, Fost, and Jenny Carré...) and two gouaches by MAYO from Marcel Carné’s legendary film *Les Enfants du Paradis*, along with movie posters...Auction house
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