Victor Hugo's "Ruines d'un aqueduc" (Ruins of an Aqueduct), created around 1850, is a powerfully atmospheric landscape rendered with expressive freedom. The work, executed with a dynamic mix of pen, ink washes, graphite, and crayon, showcases Hugo's unconventional and masterful drawing techniques. At the center of the composition stands the decaying form of a Roman aqueduct, its broken arches stark against a turbulent, brooding sky.
Hugo employs a largely monochromatic palette of dark browns and blacks, creating a somber and melancholic tone. The artist's experimental approach is evident in the varied textures, from the heavily worked, almost abstract foreground to the fluid, bleeding ink washes that define the clouds and crumbling stone. The white of the paper is skillfully used to create stark contrast, highlighting the voids in the decaying structure.
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