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)
Vieille chaumière aux sablons, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Vieille chaumière aux sablons, 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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Les coteaux de Veneux, vus de..., 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Les coteaux de Veneux, vus de..., 1884–1884

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Le canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Le canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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La route de Prunay à Bougival, 1874–1874

Alfred Sisley

La route de Prunay à Bougival, 1874–1874

Sale Date: May 7, 2001

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L'arbreuvoir à Marly, 1875–1875

Alfred Sisley

L'arbreuvoir à Marly, 1875–1875

Sale Date: May 7, 2001

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Le Pont de Sevres, 1877–1877

Alfred Sisley

Le Pont de Sevres, 1877–1877

Sale Date: May 7, 2001

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La chaumière abandonnée, 1894–1894

Alfred Sisley

La chaumière abandonnée, 1894–1894

Sale Date: February 7, 2001

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Les moulins de Moret, au lever du soleil, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Les moulins de Moret, au lever du soleil, 1889–1889

Sale Date: February 6, 2001

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Pommiers en fleurs, matinée, 1873–1873

Alfred Sisley

Pommiers en fleurs, matinée, 1873–1873

Sale Date: November 10, 2000

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Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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L'inondation à Port-Marly, 1872–1872

Alfred Sisley

L'inondation à Port-Marly, 1872–1872

Sale Date: November 10, 2000

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La maison abondonnée, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

La maison abondonnée, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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Le pont de Sèvres, 1877–1877

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de Sèvres, 1877–1877

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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Maison à la lisière des prés

Alfred Sisley

Maison à la lisière des prés

Sale Date: August 2, 2000

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Bords du Loing, Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing, Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Vue de Moret-sur-Loing à travers les..., 1892–1892

Alfred Sisley

Vue de Moret-sur-Loing à travers les..., 1892–1892

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Le Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Gelée blanche - Été de la Saint-Martin, 1874–1874

Alfred Sisley

Gelée blanche - Été de la Saint-Martin, 1874–1874

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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La plaine de Thomery et le village de..., 1882–1882

Alfred Sisley

La plaine de Thomery et le village de..., 1882–1882

Sale Date: June 27, 2000

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Vieille chaumière aux sablons, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Vieille chaumière aux sablons, 1885–1885

Sale Date: June 27, 2000

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Les moulins de Moret, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Les moulins de Moret, 1890–1890

Sale Date: June 27, 2000

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Les lavandières

Alfred Sisley

Les lavandières

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Effet de neige à Veneux

Alfred Sisley

Effet de neige à Veneux

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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Bords de rivière (Les oies), 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière (Les oies), 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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