In the Hugo family, we have grandfather Victor, rebellious author of Les Misérables, leader of the romantic drama and symbol of the rediscovered Republic. Then, we have Georges, only grandson of the poet, main source of inspiration for his collection of poems The Art of Being a Grandfather and first member of the lineage to pursue a career as a painter. If the young prodigy was never able to escape the crushing shadow of his illustrious elder, here he is today ready to take his revenge. For the first time, an exhibition focuses on the little-known work of “little Georges” and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding this character full of paradoxes. Depicted as a formidable Proustian chronicler of his time, Georges Hugo finds fulfillment above all in painting, immortalizing as much the horror of the trenches of the First World War as the joyful excitement of cafés and theaters. Alternately described as a refined esthete, an ardent patriot and a passionate lover, Georges Hugo also knows how to be discreet, nostalgic, playful or melancholic. A sense of contradiction that the exhibition wonderfully recreates, drawing on nearly 300 drawings, paintings, manuscripts, notebooks, engravings and photographs, all from a priceless family treasure.