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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Museums & Institutions

Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer
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Alfred Sisley (876 results)
Bords du Loing: La Charette, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing: La Charette, 1890

Sale Date: May 1, 2008

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Cavalier en lisière de forêt, 1875

Alfred Sisley

Cavalier en lisière de forêt, 1875

Sale Date: May 8, 2008

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Vaches au pâturage, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Vaches au pâturage, 1897

Sale Date: May 8, 2008

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Le chemin de butte - Retour en foret, 1889

Alfred Sisley

Le chemin de butte - Retour en foret, 1889

Sale Date: May 8, 2008

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Peupliers au bord du Loing, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Peupliers au bord du Loing, 1890

Sale Date: April 16, 2008

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Le pont de Moret à matin d'avril, 1888

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de Moret à matin d'avril, 1888

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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Moret-sur-Loing, temps de pluie, 1887–1888

Alfred Sisley

Moret-sur-Loing, temps de pluie, 1887–1888

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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Moret sur Loing, 1888–1892

Alfred Sisley

Moret sur Loing, 1888–1892

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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Laveuses

Alfred Sisley

Laveuses

Sale Date: April 9, 2008

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Landschaft mit Bäuerin bei der Ernte (La Fenaison)

Alfred Sisley

Landschaft mit Bäuerin bei der Ernte (La Fenaison)

Sale Date: April 4, 2008

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Le Loing à Moret, effet d'automne, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Moret, effet d'automne, 1890

Sale Date: March 28, 2008

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Vue de Moret, 1889

Alfred Sisley

Vue de Moret, 1889

Sale Date: February 4, 2008

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Le canal du loing au printemps - Le matin, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Le canal du loing au printemps - Le matin, 1897

Sale Date: February 6, 2008

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Bateaux en réparation à Saint-Mammès, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Bateaux en réparation à Saint-Mammès, 1885

Sale Date: February 6, 2008

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Le parc à Sèvres, 1877

Alfred Sisley

Le parc à Sèvres, 1877

Sale Date: February 5, 2008

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Bords de Seine, Saint-Cloud, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Bords de Seine, Saint-Cloud, 1879

Sale Date: February 5, 2008

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Saint-Mammès le Matin, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammès le Matin, 1885

Sale Date: February 5, 2008

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Moret-sur-Loing, 1891

Alfred Sisley

Moret-sur-Loing, 1891

Sale Date: February 5, 2008

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Tournant du Loing à Moret. Printemps, 1886

Alfred Sisley

Tournant du Loing à Moret. Printemps, 1886

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Bords du Loing : La charrette, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing : La charrette, 1890

Sale Date: November 22, 2007

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Fillette au tablier blanc

Alfred Sisley

Fillette au tablier blanc

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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Le printemps à Moret-sur Loing, 1891

Alfred Sisley

Le printemps à Moret-sur Loing, 1891

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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La gare de Sèvres, 1879

Alfred Sisley

La gare de Sèvres, 1879

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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Le pont et les moulins de Moret sur Loing, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Le pont et les moulins de Moret sur Loing, 1892

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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