After the Clash of the Titans we visited the exhibition hall in La Châtre, taking a look at another titan, namely Victor Hugo, or rather caricatures of him.There were about thirty caricatures from contemporary newspapers, with a time span between 1835 and 1885, displaying how one saw Hugo at the time with both negative and positive comments concerning his life and works.
I would say that the positive aspects predominated.
Displayed was also scenographic notes with texts presenting the caricature as an art form of the nineteenth century, how it developed, why and who the artists were.
Of course - I'm inclined to write - there were also some caricatures depicting George Sand and her friends, being - as we are - in the geographical center of the romantic movement in France.
These caricatures also conveyed to us insights into the daily life, not least the political life of the epoch, not least Victor Hugo's struggle for what he thought was right and righteousness.
He was a giant, not only as a writer but also as a politician, debater and intellectual, not always appreciated by all of course.
The artists whos oeuvres we get to see some glimpses of, are: Daumier, Grandville, Faustin, Roubaud, Philipon ("the Father of Political Caricature") and others.
(Photo caricature Victor Hugo copied from: http://www.pays-george-sand.com/Exposition-Victor-Hugo-raconte-par)
I would say that the positive aspects predominated.
Displayed was also scenographic notes with texts presenting the caricature as an art form of the nineteenth century, how it developed, why and who the artists were.
Of course - I'm inclined to write - there were also some caricatures depicting George Sand and her friends, being - as we are - in the geographical center of the romantic movement in France.
These caricatures also conveyed to us insights into the daily life, not least the political life of the epoch, not least Victor Hugo's struggle for what he thought was right and righteousness.
He was a giant, not only as a writer but also as a politician, debater and intellectual, not always appreciated by all of course.
The artists whos oeuvres we get to see some glimpses of, are: Daumier, Grandville, Faustin, Roubaud, Philipon ("the Father of Political Caricature") and others.
(Photo caricature Victor Hugo copied from: http://www.pays-george-sand.com/Exposition-Victor-Hugo-raconte-par)
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