Alfred Sisley

(French, 1839–1899)

Alfred Sisley was a French-born British painter and founding member of Impressionism. Sisley's Snow at Louveciennes (1878), is emblematic of the movement’s attempt to register fleeting effects of weather and light. “The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder,” he once remarked. “By the elimination of superfluous detail, the spectator should be led along the road that the artist indicates to him, and from the first be made to notice what the artist has felt.” Born on October 30, 1839 in Paris, France to British parents, he retained his parents’ nationality even as he lived the majority of his life in France. Sent to London by his father in 1857 to study commerce, Sisley neglected his work and often visited the city’s museums, where he saw the works of John Constable and J.M.W. Turner. Returning to Paris in 1860, he studied under the painter Charles Gleyre alongside Frédéric Bazille, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Together the young painters traveled to forests outside of Paris and began producing paintings en plein air (in open air). Despite his commitment to the Impressionist style, Sisley’s works never gained the same recognition as his colleagues Monet and Renoir. He died in Moret-sur-Loing, France on January 29, 1899 at the age of 59. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery in London, and Neue Pinakothek in Munich, among others.
 

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Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer

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Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer
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Alfred Sisley (876 results)
A la lisière de la fôret - Les Sablons, 1884–1885

Alfred Sisley

A la lisière de la fôret - Les Sablons, 1884–1885

Sale Date: June 21, 2013

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Le Loing et les Coteaux de Saint-Nicaise, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing et les Coteaux de Saint-Nicaise, 1890

Sale Date: June 14, 2013

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Les moulins du pont de Moret, 1889

Alfred Sisley

Les moulins du pont de Moret, 1889

Sale Date: June 3, 2013

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Maisons au bord de l'écluse de la Gazonne

Alfred Sisley

Maisons au bord de l'écluse de la Gazonne

Sale Date: May 8, 2013

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Printemps à Veneux, 1880

Alfred Sisley

Printemps à Veneux, 1880

Sale Date: May 8, 2013

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Pommiers en fleurs--Louveciennes, 1873

Alfred Sisley

Pommiers en fleurs--Louveciennes, 1873

Sale Date: May 8, 2013

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La route de Gennevilliers, 1872

Alfred Sisley

La route de Gennevilliers, 1872

Sale Date: May 8, 2013

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Charrette et paysanne, 1890–1895

Alfred Sisley

Charrette et paysanne, 1890–1895

Sale Date: April 11, 2013

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Les Bords de Rivière (Les Oies) (from..., 1897

Alfred Sisley

Les Bords de Rivière (Les Oies) (from..., 1897

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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La Seine près de Bougival - Matin d'hiver, 1874

Alfred Sisley

La Seine près de Bougival - Matin d'hiver, 1874

Sale Date: February 5, 2013

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La Tamise avec Hampton church, 1874

Alfred Sisley

La Tamise avec Hampton church, 1874

Sale Date: February 5, 2013

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La Seine au bas-Meudon, 1865–1870

Alfred Sisley

La Seine au bas-Meudon, 1865–1870

Sale Date: February 7, 2013

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Nature morte avec oignons

Alfred Sisley

Nature morte avec oignons

Sale Date: February 7, 2013

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Le port de Moret-sur-Loing, le soir, 1884

Alfred Sisley

Le port de Moret-sur-Loing, le soir, 1884

Sale Date: December 19, 2012

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Bords de rivière, ou Les Oies, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière, ou Les Oies, 1897

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Vue des hauteurs de Saint-Mammes, effet de..., 1880

Alfred Sisley

Vue des hauteurs de Saint-Mammes, effet de..., 1880

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Bord de rivière

Alfred Sisley

Bord de rivière

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Le pont de Moret, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de Moret, 1890

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Bords de Rivière ou Les Oies, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de Rivière ou Les Oies, 1897

Sale Date: November 2, 2012

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Coucher de soleil, La route de Versailles à..., 1879

Alfred Sisley

Coucher de soleil, La route de Versailles à..., 1879

Sale Date: November 7, 2012

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L'Hiver à Moret, 1891

Alfred Sisley

L'Hiver à Moret, 1891

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

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Bords de Seine, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Bords de Seine, 1879

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

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Le village de Champagne au coucher du..., 1885

Alfred Sisley

Le village de Champagne au coucher du..., 1885

Sale Date: November 7, 2012

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Le Loing à Moret, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Moret, 1885

Sale Date: November 7, 2012

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