Silhouette fantastique 1854

"Silhouette fantastique" is a stark and evocative work created by Victor Hugo, renowned author and poet, in 1854. Composed primarily of black ink on a white background, the piece features a dramatic silhouette of a figure, or perhaps a landscape, fragmented into jagged, geometric shapes. The use of negative space, where the white void defines the shape as much as the ink itself, emphasizes a sense of mystery and enigma. Hugo, known for his rich literary works often exploring themes of darkness and imagination, brings this same sense of the sublime to his visual art.