Henry Jacques Delpy – Boat On The River At Dusk - Oil On Canvas - Signed

Oil on canvas depicting a tranquil landscape at dusk: against a pink and yellow sky, the silhouettes of tall trees are reflected in the water of a river.
On the right, two figures face each other in a boat. Time seems suspended.
The work is signed lower right.
The work is in very good condition, despite discreet cracks in the sky. Some minor retouching has been made to the paint layer. The work is presented in a large Napoleon III frame that has been regilded.

The artist
Henry Jacques Delpy was a landscape painter of the Barbizon school, like his father, whose pupil he was. He embarked on an artistic career at an early age.

He specialized in waterscapes, particularly variations on riverbanks.

His works are marked by the influence of his father and Charles-François Daubigny (1817-1878): he paints melancholy undergrowth, ponds, the banks of the Oise and Seine rivers, and landscapes that are always full of sensitivity and silence, over which weighs a heavy sky with a bold luminosity and color, which for repetition is not lacking in poetic emotion.

His light, rapid and transparent brushstrokes are reminiscent of those of the Impressionists. The artist achieves a true synthesis between this movement and the Barbizon school, instilling that calm, serene atmospheric ambience so particular to him, notably in the transparency of water and especially twilight, in which, like his father, he is a specialist.

The skies and water are magnified by his palette, which employs a range of unusual and original colors, forming unprecedented combinations that lend a picturesque, tranquil character to the canvas as a whole.

He took part in the Salon des artistes français, of which he was a member, as well as the Salon des indépendants.

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Work on display at the gallery (07240)
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