Boats At The Quay In Concarneau By Lucien-victor Delpy - Brittany

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Dimensions without frame 56 x 65 cm, with frame 71 x 83 cm.

Lucien-Victor Delpy (1898 - 1967) born in Paris, he attended Cormon's classes at the Beaux Arts as well as those of Renard and Laurens. He exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1922. He discovered Brittany in 1924 and more particularly Concarneau in 1926. It was at this time that his true passion for the sea and its environment was born. In 1927, he won a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1930, he was awarded the City of Paris Prize. In 1931, he was named "Official Painter of the Navy"... This artist collected prizes and medals. Delpy travels the world: Algeria, Saigon, Bizerte… But his first love remains Brittany, which he never stops painting: Concarneau, Brest, and finally Lorient where he settled in 1952 and where he ended his days on June 16, 1967. At the beginning, he seems influenced by Sydney Thompson, he loves his bright palette and his generous texture. Little by little, his own vision, more panoramic, his search for light becomes clearer. He uses clear contrasts, his writing becomes more nervous. With a keen sense of composition, he quickly captures the essential groupings on the spot, captures the attitudes and restores life. His palette is enriched, thus he expresses with discernment the cold lights before the storm or the oriental heat. Very gifted, he sees clearly, goes to the essential with a consummate science of drawing. His vigorous graphics give life and rhythm to the architecture of the canvas. Delpy's achievements astonish with their audacity. Nothing revolutionary, certainly, but a frank and sincere temperament. A painting of very high quality.