Hippolyte Camille Delpy
On the Seine at Boissise-Le-Bertrand
c. 1885-1890
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 21 7/8 x 17 in. (55.6 x 43.2 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.84
This work depicts George A. Lucas' country retreat at Boissise-Le-Bertrand, not far from Barbizon. Recording the quiet banks of the Seine, this painting shows the influence of Delpy’s teacher, Charles-François Daubigny, who painted similar river views. On occasion, Delpy also worked at Fontainebleau, producing both intimate glimpses of the depths of the forest as well as more expansive landscapes.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of The George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #24.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1984-August 1, 1986.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nature Revealed: Landscapes and Still Lifes from the George A. Lucas Collection", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, November 15, 2000-January 23, 2001.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1984-August 1, 1986.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nature Revealed: Landscapes and Still Lifes from the George A. Lucas Collection", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, November 15, 2000-January 23, 2001.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
"Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection," Baltimore: The Maryland Institute, 1911, cat. #24.
"The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1965, cat. #84.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, 'H.C. Delpy.'. VERSO, FRAME: UR, 'BMA cat #84'; BC, 'Succession A Lucas...'; UL, (printed article), 'Quelle délicieuse exposition que...'; CL, 'Nous nous arrèterons aujourd'hui...'; CR, (printed article), 'SILHOUETTE...ARTISTES/C. DELPY/Peintre/L'exposition des oeuvres de Camille ...'; UR, (printed), 'L'exposition des oeures de H.C. Delpy/été inauguree ...'. VERSO, STRETCHER BAR: C, (printed), 'VISITES D'UN CONNAISSEUR/AUX EXPOSITION D'ART/M.H.C. Delpy a réuni...' Labels, VERSO STRETCHER: UC, 'Sur La Seine a/BOISSISE-LA-BERTRAND/(seine and...?'
