Godfrey Regio & Philipp Glas
Victor Hugo
Beginnings of the abstract painting
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) Dentelles et spectres, 1855-1856 Plume et lavis d’encre brune, fusain, application de dentelle, papier vergé - 7,2 x 6,1 cm Paris, Maison de Victor Hugo Photo : Maisons de Victor Hugo / Roger Viollet
According to »The future of Art: A Manual« in the 1830ies Honoré de Balzac invented the abstract painting in a short story, »The Unknown Masterpiece«.