Victor Hugo

145,00 €

This limestone tabletop bas-relief depicts Victor Hugo, whose immense contributions as a poet, novelist, and playwright were accompanied by a pivotal political and intellectual role in 19th-century history. The work bears the inscription “Victor Hugo 1802–1885” along with the signature “C. Capellaro.”

Its creator, Charles-Romain-Joseph Capellaro, an Italian-born sculptor and pupil of David d’Angers, is renowned for numerous busts and statues now housed in museums across France, placing this bas-relief within a recognized and widely appreciated artistic oeuvre.

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