Author(s):
laurens, jules (carpentras, 26–07–1825 - saint-didier, 05–05–1901), designer-lithographer
hugo, victor (besançon, 26–02–1802 - paris, 22–05–1885), author of the model
imprimerie lemercier, printer-lithographer
the artist, editor
other titles:
twilight [the abandoned park] (attributed title), the rays and the shadows, xxxvi: the statue (dummy title)
production date: in 1855
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - square line:
height: 22. 5cm
width: 17. 3cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30. 2 cm
width: 22. 2cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 52. 8cm
width: 32. 8cm
description:
work attached to a mount with a mat. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - in the upper margin, in the center: "the artist"; under the square line, on the left: "victor hugo pinxt", in the center: "imp lemercier, paris" and on the right: "j. L lith"; in the lower margin, in the center: "then into the gardens buried beneath the mist / i sank, dreaming of vanished days, / while the branches were filled with mystery. / (the rays and the shadows)"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the front, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
engraving illustrating verses from the poem xxxvi, "the statue", from the collection "les rayons et les ombres". Freely and more realistically interpret the drawing by victor hugo kept at the museum [le parc abandoned], inv. No. 883. Historical commentary:
this engraving was published in the magazine “l’artiste” in september 1855. The name of victor hugo appears discreetly as “painter” while the letter reproduces lines from the poem “la statue” from the collection “les rayons et les ombres”. On page 70, this “engraving of the number” is presented, under the title “crépuscule” by a few verses from another outlaw, auguste vacquerie, taken from “demi-teinte”: “the drawings of victor hugo. / i guessed the motif / why art always lights up / your drawings in a lively tone: / you make them with a pen. ". The engraver who appears discreetly under the initials "j. L. " is jules laurens who visited victor hugo in jersey a few months earlier, in april and to whom this drawing belonged. This publication defies imperial censorship and represents a gesture of friendship on the part of arsène houssaye, director of “l’artiste”. Themes / subjects / places represented:
poetry, rays and shadows (v. Hugo)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 3085. 1. Date: En 1855.
Loading...
