Hippolyte Camille Delpy
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Hippolyte Camille Delpy (* 1842 - † 1910) - was a painter.
Delpy came from a moderately wealthy family from Joigny
, in the Burgundy region of France
. He was a student of Charles Francois Daubigny.
Hippolyte-Camille Delpy studied with Daubigny as well as Corot
. A contemporary of the Impressionists
, Delpy blended the subject matter that he adopted from Daubigny with the brighter colors and looser paint handling that were trademarks of his own generation to create distinctive new visions of many of the landscapes first explored by the Barbizon artists
.
Delpy became interested in painting when he met Daubigny around 1855, and in 1858 Daubigny took on Delpy as an informal student. During the summers, Delpy (who was close in age to Daubigny's own son, Karl, also a painter) traveled with Daubigny on excursions aboard the studio-boat "Le Botin." Through Daubigny, Delpy met Corot who encouraged and occasionally advised the young painter. In 1869, Delpy sent his first paintings to the Salon; in December he began to paint small snow scenes, as Pissarro and Monet were also doing during that remarkable winter.
In the early 1870s, Delpy worked often in Ville-d'Avray
, Corot's favored country site, and in Auvers-sur-Oise
where Daubigny lived. Delpy began friendships with Pissarro and Cézanne who shared his admiration of Daubigny.
His Salon paintings of 1873 and 1874 were well received. In 1875, exhibited a snow scene at the Salon for the first time and was complemented by the critic Jules Castagnary for his originality.
In 1876 Delpy organized a sale of his own paintings at the Hôtel Drouot
, an unusual undertaking. The sale was favorably announced in several newspapers and was a significant success, with all 45 works sold. That summer, Delpy moved his family to Bois-le-Roi
outside the Forest of Fontainebleau
.
At the Salon of 1880, Delpy exhibited a potato harvesting scene, his first landscape with large-scale figures. Throughout the 1880s, Delpy alternated work on the Normandy
coast with stays in the Forest of Fontainebleau and in Paris. Delpy received his first Salon medal in 1884.
In 1886, Delpy traveled to the United States as part of a team that painted a panorama of the battle of Manassas
(American Civil War) in Washington DC. At the Exposition Universelle of 1889
, Delpy was awarded an honorable mention. The Galerie Georges Petit
, a leading dealer in contemporary French paintings, began to handle his work and subsequently organized several one-man exhibitions of Delpy's paintings.
Petit was simultaneously promoting Pissarro and Alfred Sisley
and would later show Monet. In 1908, Delpy was given an exhibition at the prestigious Grafton Galleries in London.
Delpy died in 1910.
Delpy came from a moderately wealthy family from Joigny
Joigny
Joigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.It is located on the banks of the Yonne River.-Notable people :...
, in the Burgundy region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was a student of Charles Francois Daubigny.
Hippolyte-Camille Delpy studied with Daubigny as well as Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a French landscape painter and printmaker in etching. Corot was the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-nineteenth century...
. A contemporary of the Impressionists
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
, Delpy blended the subject matter that he adopted from Daubigny with the brighter colors and looser paint handling that were trademarks of his own generation to create distinctive new visions of many of the landscapes first explored by the Barbizon artists
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school of painters were part of a movement towards realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870...
.
Delpy became interested in painting when he met Daubigny around 1855, and in 1858 Daubigny took on Delpy as an informal student. During the summers, Delpy (who was close in age to Daubigny's own son, Karl, also a painter) traveled with Daubigny on excursions aboard the studio-boat "Le Botin." Through Daubigny, Delpy met Corot who encouraged and occasionally advised the young painter. In 1869, Delpy sent his first paintings to the Salon; in December he began to paint small snow scenes, as Pissarro and Monet were also doing during that remarkable winter.
In the early 1870s, Delpy worked often in Ville-d'Avray
Ville-d'Avray
Ville-d'Avray is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune is served by the Boulogne-Billancourt prefecture, of the Hauts-de-Seine department.-Transport:...
, Corot's favored country site, and in Auvers-sur-Oise
Auvers-sur-Oise
Auvers-sur-Oise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh.-History:...
where Daubigny lived. Delpy began friendships with Pissarro and Cézanne who shared his admiration of Daubigny.
His Salon paintings of 1873 and 1874 were well received. In 1875, exhibited a snow scene at the Salon for the first time and was complemented by the critic Jules Castagnary for his originality.
In 1876 Delpy organized a sale of his own paintings at the Hôtel Drouot
Hôtel Drouot
Hôtel Drouot is a large auction house in Paris, known for fine art, antiques, and antiquities. It consists of 16 halls hosting 70 independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella grouping of Drouot....
, an unusual undertaking. The sale was favorably announced in several newspapers and was a significant success, with all 45 works sold. That summer, Delpy moved his family to Bois-le-Roi
Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne
Bois le Roi is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Transportation:Bois-le-Roi is served by the Bois-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon.-External links:* * *...
outside the Forest of Fontainebleau
Forest of Fontainebleau
The forest of Fontainebleau is a mixed deciduous forest lying sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne...
.
At the Salon of 1880, Delpy exhibited a potato harvesting scene, his first landscape with large-scale figures. Throughout the 1880s, Delpy alternated work on the Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
coast with stays in the Forest of Fontainebleau and in Paris. Delpy received his first Salon medal in 1884.
In 1886, Delpy traveled to the United States as part of a team that painted a panorama of the battle of Manassas
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Bull Run which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862...
(American Civil War) in Washington DC. At the Exposition Universelle of 1889
Exposition Universelle (1889)
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from 6 May to 31 October 1889.It was held during the year of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, an event traditionally considered as the symbol for the beginning of the French Revolution...
, Delpy was awarded an honorable mention. The Galerie Georges Petit
Georges Petit
Georges Petit was a French art dealer, a key figure in the Paris art world and an important promoter and cultivator of Impressionist artists.-Early career:...
, a leading dealer in contemporary French paintings, began to handle his work and subsequently organized several one-man exhibitions of Delpy's paintings.
Petit was simultaneously promoting Pissarro and Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley was an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life, in France, but retained British citizenship. He was the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedication to painting landscape en plein air...
and would later show Monet. In 1908, Delpy was given an exhibition at the prestigious Grafton Galleries in London.
Delpy died in 1910.
External links
- Hippolyte Camille Delpy at the Fina Art Dealers Association website