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Nevertheless, Hugo's canvases depict Stratford in the  understated, tranquil and lyrical style to which Buckle was so attracted.\r\n\r\nJean Hugo was born in Paris the great-grandson of the poet and novelist Victor  Hugo. He was a painter, illustrator, theatre designer and author, whose artistic  career spanned the 20th century and whose work brought him into contact with  many of the most influential artistic figures of the 20th century including Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Paul Elouard, Francis Poulenc, Max Jacob,  Cecil Beaton and many others.","physicalDescription":"Painted linen cloth painted with a dark blue sky and birds, below which are painted in white paint: 'I William Shackspeare (sic) of Stratford-upon-Avon' with brass eyelets all the way round, approximately 22cm apart. Seams left and right edges, the top and bottom edges turned under and held together by the eyelets. Probably stretched and painted before being taken off the stretcher. 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