Georges Hippolyte DILLY (Lille, 1874 - Châtel-Guyon, 1941) ----- Canal in Bruges Oil on canvas framed Signed in the lower left “Georges. H. Dilly” 1900 This canal view is characteristic of the work of Georges Hippolyte Dilly, a painter from Lille who, after starting his career as a portraitist, produced genre scenes set in Flanders. The treatment of light here is particularly striking, especially in the depiction of the cloudy sky and its reflections on the water of the canal, where the ornamented facades of stepped gables, typical of Flemish buildings, shimmer. Small figures, scattered on the quay on the left and on the bridge, bring life to the scene and embody daily life in Flanders at the turn of the century. His works are often compared to those of the Belgian symbolist poets Émile Verhaeren and Georges Rodenbach. Thus, for Émile Anglade, “Georges Dilly has wonderfully understood the melancholy, the peaceful charm, the originality of this country that nature has not endowed with its splendors, but which exercises a kind of mysterious attraction on our soul, through its sky and its special atmosphere. He takes us through small quiet and sleepy streets, stops before groups of gossipers, the last remnants of those days of yore, known to our ancestors, or he leads us to the edge of a canal with languid waters, which reflect, between the bulging barges, the clouds of the sky, ‘the canal with dreamy waters’ said Verhaeren.” [1] [1] Émile Anglade, “Georges Dilly,” Artists of My Time, Paris, Editions "Le Point," 1929, p. 109-110. Recommended Products Provided by Belle Peinture 1900 Town Bridge Oil On Canvas Impressionism Impressionist See the product Belle Peinture 1950 Town Oil Canvas Impressionism Impressionist Antique Art See the product Belle Peinture Oil Paper Portrait 1900 Impressionist Impressionism Art See the product Belle Peinture 1940 Landscape Oil Canvas Impressionism Impressionist 20th Century Art See the product Belle Peinture 1950 Windmill Paris Oil Canvas Impressionism Impressionist See the product Recommended Products Provided by Belle Peinture Oil Paper Portrait 1900 Impressionist Impressionism Art See the product Belle Peinture 1900 Town Bridge Oil Canvas Impressionism Impressionist Art See the product Oil Painting 1900 Wood Impressionist Impressionism Landscape House Antique See the product Type: Oil Country of Origin: France Genre: Impressionism Features: On canvas