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

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Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer
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Alfred Sisley (876 results)
Paysage d'automne à Louveciennes, 1875

Alfred Sisley

Paysage d'automne à Louveciennes, 1875

Sale Date: May 4, 2005

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La Seine au point du jour, 1878

Alfred Sisley

La Seine au point du jour, 1878

Sale Date: May 4, 2005

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Route à Veneux, 1886

Alfred Sisley

Route à Veneux, 1886

Sale Date: May 3, 2005

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Prairie inondée, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Prairie inondée, 1879

Sale Date: May 3, 2005

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En canot à Veneux - Après-midi de septembre, 1882

Alfred Sisley

En canot à Veneux - Après-midi de septembre, 1882

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Les bords du Loing, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Les bords du Loing, 1892

Sale Date: February 10, 2005

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Bords du Loing près Saint Mammès, 1896

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing près Saint Mammès, 1896

Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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Bord de rivière, les oies, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bord de rivière, les oies, 1897

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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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 4, 2004

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Soleil de printemps - Le Loing, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Soleil de printemps - Le Loing, 1892

Sale Date: November 4, 2004

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Paysage à Andrésy, 1875

Alfred Sisley

Paysage à Andrésy, 1875

Sale Date: November 4, 2004

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L'Orvanne et le canal du Loing en hiver, 1891

Alfred Sisley

L'Orvanne et le canal du Loing en hiver, 1891

Sale Date: November 5, 2004

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Feuille d'études de personnages au travail

Alfred Sisley

Feuille d'études de personnages au travail

Sale Date: October 19, 2004

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Vue de village, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Vue de village, 1885–1885

Sale Date: June 29, 2004

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Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: June 22, 2004

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Péniche sur la Seine, effet d'automne, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

Péniche sur la Seine, effet d'automne, 1879–1879

Sale Date: June 23, 2004

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Enfants jouant dans la prairie, 1873–1873

Alfred Sisley

Enfants jouant dans la prairie, 1873–1873

Sale Date: June 22, 2004

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Le brochet, 1888–1888

Alfred Sisley

Le brochet, 1888–1888

Sale Date: June 23, 2004

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Le pont de Moret, effet du matin, 1891–1891

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de Moret, effet du matin, 1891–1891

Sale Date: June 22, 2004

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Une cour à Chaville, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

Une cour à Chaville, 1879–1879

Sale Date: June 21, 2004

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Route à Louvenciennes, 1874–1874

Alfred Sisley

Route à Louvenciennes, 1874–1874

Sale Date: June 21, 2004

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Storr rock, Lady's Cove - Le soir, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Storr rock, Lady's Cove - Le soir, 1897–1897

Sale Date: June 21, 2004

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Saint-Mammès et les bords du Loing, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammès et les bords du Loing, 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 4, 2004

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Les moulins de Moret - Hiver, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Les moulins de Moret - Hiver, 1890–1890

Sale Date: May 4, 2004

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