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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Law & Politics

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Alfred Sisley (876 results)
Bords de rivière, ou les oies, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière, ou les oies, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 5, 2002

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Les bords du Loing, 1892–1892

Alfred Sisley

Les bords du Loing, 1892–1892

Sale Date: October 20, 2002

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La berge à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

La berge à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Sale Date: June 25, 2002

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Petit pont sur l'Orvanne, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Petit pont sur l'Orvanne, 1890–1890

Sale Date: June 24, 2002

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La Lisière de la forêt au printemps, le , 1886–1886

Alfred Sisley

La Lisière de la forêt au printemps, le , 1886–1886

Sale Date: June 24, 2002

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Intérieur d'hôtel

Alfred Sisley

Intérieur d'hôtel

Sale Date: June 13, 2002

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Le Loing à Morêt, le bateau lavoir, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Morêt, le bateau lavoir, 1890–1890

Sale Date: May 9, 2002

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La Seine à Bougival, 1873–1873

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Bougival, 1873–1873

Sale Date: May 8, 2002

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Après-midi de mai à By, 1882–1882

Alfred Sisley

Après-midi de mai à By, 1882–1882

Sale Date: May 7, 2002

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Lisière de forêt, 1895–1895

Alfred Sisley

Lisière de forêt, 1895–1895

Sale Date: May 7, 2002

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Bords de rivière, ou les oies, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière, ou les oies, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 1, 2002

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Bords du Loing, 1900–1900

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing, 1900–1900

Sale Date: April 19, 2002

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Les bords du Loing, 1892–1892

Alfred Sisley

Les bords du Loing, 1892–1892

Sale Date: April 9, 2002

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Buisson

Alfred Sisley

Buisson

Sale Date: March 20, 2002

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Moret-sur-Loing, le chantier Matrat, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Moret-sur-Loing, le chantier Matrat, 1889–1889

Sale Date: February 8, 2002

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Coucher de soleil à port Marley, 1876–1876

Alfred Sisley

Coucher de soleil à port Marley, 1876–1876

Sale Date: February 6, 2002

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La plaine de Veneux, vus des Sablons, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

La plaine de Veneux, vus des Sablons, 1884–1884

Sale Date: February 5, 2002

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Le matin à Moret en mai, 1886–1886

Alfred Sisley

Le matin à Moret en mai, 1886–1886

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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La Seine à Grenelle, 1878–1878

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Grenelle, 1878–1878

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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Le verger au printemps, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Le verger au printemps, 1889–1889

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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Bords de rivière (Les oies), 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière (Les oies), 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 2, 2001

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La Seine à Bougural, Paris

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Bougural, Paris

Sale Date: September 28, 2001

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Bords de rivière - Les oies, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière - Les oies, 1897–1897

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Effet de neige à Veneux

Alfred Sisley

Effet de neige à Veneux

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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