Charles’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Son of General Flo, Isle of Jersey (Le fils du général Flô)
Charles Hugo (French, 1827–1871), Victor Hugo (French, 1802–1885), and Auguste Vacquerie (French, 1819–1895)

Landscape with Two Ruined Castles
Victor Marie Hugo French, 1802-1885

Emiliano and Eufemio Zapata with their Wives
Hugo Brehme German, active in Mexico, 1882–1954

From the Ermine to a Chimera in the Abyss (D’hermines à une chimere en abîme)
Valentine Hugo French, 1887–1968

Portrait of Victor Hugo, Three-quarter View
Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917

Spring Rains
Victor Higgins (American, 1884–1949)

To Victor Hugo
Henri Fantin-Latour French, 1836-1904

Acolo
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903–1966

Alphabet de la Tête
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903-1966

Turning Point of Thirst
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903–1966

Gemini
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903–1966

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Christopher Columbus
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903–1966

Animal
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903-1966

Analogía I, (2da. versión)
Victor Grippo Argentine, 1936–2002

Zebres
Designed by Victor Vasarely (Hungarian, 1908–1997) After a painting entitled Zebras (1932/42) Produced by Atelier Tabard, Frères et Soeurs Aubusson, France

One Dollar Silver Certificate
Victor Dubreuil American, born France, 1842–after 1910

Untitled
Victor Brauner Romanian, 1903-1966

Still Life
Hugo Charlemont (Austrian, 1850–1939)

Still Life: Apples and Green Glass
Charles Demuth American, 1883-1935