Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley (Paris 1839 - Moret-sur-Loing 1899), British painter. While living in Paris, he met Monet, Renoir and Jean-Frédéric Bazille. Sisley was one of the creators of French Impressionism.

Sisley did not live to see his talent recognized, however, a year after his death, his painting "Flood at Port-Marly" (Orsay Museum - Paris) reached a high bidding.

Sisley was exclusively a landscape painter, who, in the line of Camille Corot, and with Claude Monet, best sought and succeeded in expressing the most subtle nuances of nature in Impressionist landscapes.^[1] He exhibited with the Impressionist group in 1874, 1876, 1877 and 1882.

In 1868, Alfred Sisley's landscape "Avenue of Chestnut Trees near La Celle Saint-Cloud (Southampton)" was shown at the prestigious Salon art exhibition at Paris.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

"Thames at Hampton Court"

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  "La Grande-Rue, Argenteuil"

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  "Foggy Morning, Voisins"

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  "Rue de la Princesse, Louveciennes"

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  "Snow on the Road, Louveciennes"

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  "The Canal du Loing at St. Mammes"

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  "Barges in Billancourt"

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  "Bristol Channel from Penarth, Evening"

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  "Langland Bay, Storr's Rock - Morning"

Flood at Port-Marly[edit]

The flood of 1876 at Port-Marly, France, became the subject of a large series of his landscapes

He painted 7 canvas on this event.

See also[edit]

Alfred Sisley by Renoir.

• Painting Masterpieces
• Painting Schools

References[edit]

1. ↑ Alfred Sisley
2. ↑ Alfred Sisley - biography.