From April 15 to May 28, Catherine Houard gallery in Paris exhibits for the first time, the artwork of Marie and Jean-Baptiste Hugo, both heirs to a long line of artists; descendants of famed literary figure Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and children of the painter and theatre designer Jean Hugo (1894-1984).

The exhibition invites visitors to discover through the viewpoints of the these two artists, "Hauteville House," the home of Victor Hugo on the island of Guernsey. During Napoleon's period, Hugo spent his exile largely in this house, the only place he ever owned, which he fully decorated between 1856 and 1870. 

Marie Hugo presents a selection of her works in Chinese ink, playing on the concepts of fusion and the incompatibility of ink and water. These artworks take us into a vegetal, aerial and cosmic world. Also, on exhibit is a limited pigment edition of 9 copies of her paintings of "Hauteville House," her grandfather’s house that she recently painted over the course of several stays on the island of Guernsey.

Jean-Baptiste Hugo reveals his still life photographic work with the series "Natures Vives," 2006, inspired by Dutch still lifes of the 17th century, and a selection of his photographs of the house on Guernsey.