Straatgezicht in Saint-Hippolyte, vermoedelijk in de Auvergne 1904

Delizy made this small photograph, "Street View in Saint-Hippolyte, probably in the Auvergne," using an unknown process. There’s something so luscious about the range of browns in this image. It's like the whole scene is dipped in chocolate! The way the light hits that stone wall on the left? You can practically feel the rough texture, the years etched into its surface. And then there’s the glimpse of a figure standing on the balcony, a small detail that makes the whole scene feel so alive. It's funny, looking at this, I'm reminded of Bernd and Hilla Becher, those German photographers who documented industrial structures. But where they were all about cool, detached observation, this feels more like a warm embrace. It's a reminder that art isn't about answers; it's about asking questions, and it's about feeling.