In addition to a novelist, poet, dramatist and writer Hugo was a a wonderful artist. Many of his works have survived. I really like his artwork. It has a whimsical fantasy aspect to it, at least from my point of view. I love have he used colors, his quality of lines and his use of positive and negative space.
Here are a view examples of his work but you can see more HERE
Victor Hugo The Snake c1866
Victor Hugo Octopus with the initials V.H
Victor Hugo Mushroom