Emmanuel Dilhac (né en 1939) - Composition Fantastique Monde Sous-Marrin (Vendu sans prix de réserve)

We present to you this superb original work on paper depicting an imagined underwater landscape populated by vegetation, animal and fantastical forms by Emmanuel Dilhac (born in 1939).

The composition combines an urban landscape sketched alongside a profusion of creatures, plants and meticulously detailed organic shapes. The work blends drawing, decorative motifs and collage elements, in a dreamlike, particularly abundant universe.

Title: Fantastic Composition with Vegetation

Technique: Mixed media on paper (pencil, collage, drawing, watercolour)

Artist: Emmanuel Dilhac (born in 1939)

Year: 1967

Artwork size: 28 × 21 cm

Condition: Good

Emmanuel Dilhac is a French multidisciplinary artist born in Paris in 1939, whose work fervently explores the subtle links between Man and Nature. A graduate of the École Estienne, he began his career as a engraver on jewelry before settling in Normandy in the 1970s. Nicknamed “the man who makes stones sing,” he designed a unique instrumentation based on flint, pebbles and driftwood to explore the origin of sounds. His singular ethno-musical research earned him France-Culture and Pierre Schaeffer prizes in 2000. As a visual artist, he developed the “Rhythm Painting,” creating on wood true visual, textured musical scores in ochres and sands. This prolific creator is also the author of seventeen poetry volumes closely inspired by the beauty of the mineral and vegetal kingdoms. For decades, his plastic installations and sound performances have been regularly exhibited in major museums. In October 2026, he continues to share his creative process by opening the doors of his studio in Yquebeuf to the public. A major artistic event will once again celebrate his work in 2027 in Rouen through the exhibition of his series of canvases Les Paulènes.