Hippolyte Camille DELPY

Hippolyte Camille Delpy, (1842-1910)

Hippolyte Camille Delpy was born in Joigny in 1842, and died in Paris on June 4, 1910.  He was a student of Charles Francois Daubigny.  It was Daubigny, a friend of the Delpy family, who took the young Camille along with him on his strolls. In Paris, Daubigny introduced his young pupil to Corot.  Corot admitted the young Delpy into his studio.

In 1869, Delpy began exhibit at the Salon.  He extensively traveled throughout the provinces, especially visiting Corot in Ville d' Avray, and Daubigny in Auvers-sur-Oise.  In 1874, he married Louise Berthe Cyboulle. It was at this time that Delpy met Pissarro and Cezanne at Auvers, and they had a great impact on Delpy's use of color.  Although he remained faithful to the technique of Daubigny, Delpy brought a more vigorous touch and a greater intensity of color to his work.

His first gallery exhibition was at the 'Galerie des Artistes Modernes,' in Paris and it was surprisingly successful.  He also exhibited in the 'Exposition International,' with De Nittis, Whistler, Monet, Sisley, Pissaro, Renoir and Morisot. 

Museums
Béziers: "la grande rue à Auvers-sur-Oise”, “la cour de la mère Labaume à Bois-le-Roi”
Louviers: “forêt de Fontainebleau”
Paris, musée Carnavalet: "neige à Montmartre"

Delpy is poorly represented in museums as it’s the case with most of landascape painters.

Signatures: it is important to note that one should not confuse the works of Hippolyte Camille Delpy and his son Henri-Jacques Delpy

Signature de Hippolyte-Camille Delpy

Signature de Henri-Jacques Delpy