Hippolyte Camille Delpy (sometimes signed or referred to as H.C. Delpy or Camille Delpy).
Born in Joigny, Burgundy region of France in 1842, passed away in Paris in 1910.
An important landscape painter in the French art scene at the end of the 19th century. He was a student of Charles-François Daubigny, a master of the Barbizon School. When he was young, Delpy followed his mentor and painted in the famous boat "Le Bottin" as they traveled. Later, through Daubigny's introduction, he met another master, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and entered his studio to study. This enabled him to inherit the pastoral and idyllic painting style of the Barbizon School. His circle of friends included key figures of the later Impressionist movement such as Monet, Sisley, Pissarro, and Cézanne, and he also competed with them on the coast of Auvers and Normandy.
Delpy's style is regarded as "an impressionistic version of the Barbizon style". His works combine the meticulousness of the Barbizon school in terms of composition and form, while also incorporating the bright colors and loose brushstrokes of the Impressionists.
His works have been collected by many renowned museums, including the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Beziers Museum, and the Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix, USA, etc. At the same time, he is a member of the Society of French Artists.