Valentine Hugo
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Valentine Hugo #3,136

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personFrench, 1887–1968
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Selected Works44

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
Untitled from the illustrated book Les animaux et leurs hommes: Les hommes et leurs animaux by Paul Éluard
Untitled from the illustrated book Les animaux et leurs hommes: Les hommes et leurs animaux by Paul Éluard, 1937
Acquired 2024
Etching
MoMA
Untitled from the portfolio Alternance (Alternation)
Untitled from the portfolio Alternance (Alternation), 1946
Acquired 2024
Etching
MoMA
Untitled
Untitled
Acquired 2024
Etching
MoMA
Untitled
Untitled, 1936
Acquired 2024
Etching with pasted detail
Pompidou
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau, 1925
Acquired 2018
Art Institute of Chicago
From the Ermine to a Chimera in the Abyss (D’hermines à une chimere en abîme)
From the Ermine to a Chimera in the Abyss (D’hermines à une chimere en abîme), 1935
Acquired 2011
Mixed media on panel
Pompidou
Objet
Objet, 1931
Acquired 2003
MoMA
Trial proof for rejected plate and 2 folios of text from Les Animaux et Leurs Hommes, Les Hommes et Leurs Animaux
Trial proof for rejected plate and 2 folios of text from Les Animaux et Leurs Hommes, Les Hommes et Leurs Animaux, 1937
Acquired 1987
Drypoint
MoMA
Au Dépens des mots (At the Expense of Words)
Au Dépens des mots (At the Expense of Words), 1941
Acquired 1987
Illustrated book with one line block reproduction after drawing
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1946
Acquired 1977
Etching
Pompidou
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara, 1960
Acquired 1974
MoMA
Plate (page 91) from Feuilles éparses
Plate (page 91) from Feuilles éparses, 1965
Acquired 1970
Drypoint from an illustrated book with nine etchings (two with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint), two engravings, one aquatint, one drypoint, and one woodcut
MoMA
Plate from Un Poème dans chaque livre
Plate from Un Poème dans chaque livre, 1956
Acquired 1964
Drypoint from an illustrated book with seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and roulette), three drypoints (one with engraving), two aquatints, two woodcuts, one engraving, and one lithograph
Pompidou
Portrait de Raymond Radiguet
Portrait de Raymond Radiguet, 1921
Acquired 1957
Pompidou
Portrait de Pablo Picasso
Portrait de Pablo Picasso, 1934
Acquired 1951
Lowe Art Museum
Untitled
Untitled, 1965
In museum collection
drypoint

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Фиnix Pécopin
Фиnix Pécopin
Sold
Apr 2026
Sotheby's
Le Crapaud de Maldoror
Le Crapaud de Maldoror, 1932
$825,500
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Abstraction
Abstraction
$750
Oct 2025
Bonhams
Portrait de jeune homme (Probablement Raymond Radiguet)
Portrait de jeune homme (Probablement Raymond Radiguet)
$479
Oct 2025
Bonhams
Libellule
Libellule
$21,871
Apr 2025
Bonhams
Composition abstraite avec visages
Composition abstraite avec visages
$6,124
Apr 2025
Bonhams
Portrait de Suzanne Tezenas
Portrait de Suzanne Tezenas
$4,374
Apr 2025
Bonhams
Rosanone-Joséphanone
Rosanone-Joséphanone, 1964
$2,916
Apr 2025
Bonhams
Signe du zodiaque: Scorpion
Signe du zodiaque: Scorpion
$2,187
Apr 2025
Bonhams
Portrait d'homme (Probablement Paul Eluard)
Portrait d'homme (Probablement Paul Eluard)
$15,124
Mar 2025
Bonhams
Composition à Satie
Composition à Satie
$550
Mar 2025
Phillips
Untitled (Dancer with Music Notes)
Untitled (Dancer with Music Notes)
$381
Feb 2024
Bonhams
L'esprit du vin ou l'alcoolisme
L'esprit du vin ou l'alcoolisme
$96,009
Mar 2023
Christie's
Les Poètes de sept ans. Paris : GLM, 1939
Les Poètes de sept ans. Paris : GLM, 1939
$392
May 2022
Bonhams
Portrait d'Arthur Rimbaud
Portrait d'Arthur Rimbaud, 1933
$1,367,430
Mar 2022
Christie's
Mélisande se coiffant; projet de costume pour l'Opéra de Claude Debussy
Mélisande se coiffant; projet de costume pour l'Opéra de Claude Debussy
€1,875 ($2k USD)
Mar 2019
Christie's
Vache, from Paul Eluard Les Animaux et leurs hommes
Vache, from Paul Eluard Les Animaux et leurs hommes
$2,500
Nov 2016
Christie's
Portrait de Myrtille Hugnet
Portrait de Myrtille Hugnet, 1954
€6,000 ($7k USD)
Dec 2015
Christie's
Portrait de Myrtille Hugnet
Portrait de Myrtille Hugnet, 1954
€1,500 ($2k USD)
Dec 2015
Christie's
La main
La main, 1953
€1,062 ($1k USD)
Dec 2015
Christie's
Jeté de fleurs
Jeté de fleurs, 1902
€750 ($825 USD)
Dec 2015
Christie's
Four trial proofs for [Profile and Nude]; and [Woman's Eyes]
Four trial proofs for [Profile and Nude]; and [Woman's Eyes]
$705
Feb 2001
Bonhams
Valentine Hugo (French, 1887-1968) One Plate, from Les animaux et leurs hommes: Les hommes et leurs animaux Etching, 1937, on Arches wove paper, signed and inscribed 'ép. État' in pencil, a proof aside from the edition of 17, printed by the artist, Paris, loose (as issued), within the paper wrapper from a different plate in the edition, with signed dedication from the artist to E.L.T Mesens, with justification page and a further paper wrapper inscribed by the artist, the full sheet, unframedPlate 238 x 148mm (9 3/8 x 5 3/4in)Sheet 320 x 225mm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8in)
Valentine Hugo (French, 1887-1968) One Plate, from Les animaux et leurs hommes: Les hommes et leurs animaux Etching, 1937, on Arches wove paper, signed and inscribed 'ép. État' in pencil, a proof aside from the edition of 17, printed by the artist, Paris, loose (as issued), within the paper wrapper from a different plate in the edition, with signed dedication from the artist to E.L.T Mesens, with justification page and a further paper wrapper inscribed by the artist, the full sheet, unframedPlate 238 x 148mm (9 3/8 x 5 3/4in)Sheet 320 x 225mm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8in)
Sold

For Sale

RoGallery · Artsy
Guy Levis-Mano
Guy Levis-Mano, 1975
US$900
Woodcut on laid paper
RoGallery · Artsy
Robert Goffin
Robert Goffin, 1937
US$1,000
Etching
RoGallery · Artsy
Cours naturel
Cours naturel, 1938
US$900
Color Etching
Wallector · Artsy
Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Young Man
€260
Pencil Drawing
Artvisor · Artsy
Untitled (Dancer with Music Notes)
Untitled (Dancer with Music Notes) , 1913
£5,000
Unique graphite drawing on wove paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Sans titre [Fleurs]
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-101 (R) · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval". Arlequin
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-87 · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval". Vaslav Nijinsky et Tamara Karsavina
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-77 · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval". Musiciens ?
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-82 (V) · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Sans titre
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-95 · Estampe
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Sans titre [Crapaud]
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-100 · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval". Deux danseurs
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-83 · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
"Carnaval". Arlequin
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-90 · Estampe
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval". Arlequin et deux danseurs
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-82 (R) · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval". Quatre danseurs
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-84 · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval"
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-86 (R) · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
Croquis pour "Carnaval"
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2025 · Accession AM 2026-85 · Domaine non saisi
Don: Collection José Quiroga. Don Jean Bollery, 2025
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Market201 auction results

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$381 – $21.9K
10 of 14 works on paper lots with prices
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$5.5K
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$2.6K
10 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Works on paper Sale
Oct 2025 · $750
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Works on paper: $2.6K medianPaintings: $826K medianPosters/ephemera: $392 median
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Art Fair Appearances1

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Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
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salvador dali largest ever painting bonhams paris auction 1234775566
Mar 4, 2026
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frida kahlo el sueno sothebys auction 2690737
Nov 21, 2025
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frida kahlo painting sothebys record woman surrealism 1234762747
Nov 21, 2025
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sothebys surrealism modern auction november 2025 new york 1234762778
Nov 21, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2024
Oct 16, 2024
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Valentine Hugo dies
Jan 1, 1968
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birth
Valentine Hugo born
Jan 1, 1887