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
Art Fairs

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Law & Politics

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Alfred Sisley Artworks

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Alfred Sisley (876 results)
La Seine à Saint-Cloud, 1877–1877

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Saint-Cloud, 1877–1877

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Chantiers de Matrat, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Chantiers de Matrat, 1889–1889

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Matin de février à Moret-sur-Loing, 1881–1881

Alfred Sisley

Matin de février à Moret-sur-Loing, 1881–1881

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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La Seine à Bougival, 1872–1872

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Bougival, 1872–1872

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Le Loing à Moret, 1886–1886

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Moret, 1886–1886

Sale Date: June 28, 1999

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Bords de l'Orvanne, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Bords de l'Orvanne, 1890–1890

Sale Date: June 28, 1999

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La plaine de Veneux, vue des sablons, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

La plaine de Veneux, vue des sablons, 1884–1884

Sale Date: June 17, 1999

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Paysage de neige

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Paysage de neige

Sale Date: June 16, 1999

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Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 13, 1999

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Bord de rivière, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bord de rivière, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 13, 1999

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A Moret-sur-Loing , 1892–1892

Alfred Sisley

A Moret-sur-Loing , 1892–1892

Sale Date: May 12, 1999

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Le bois des Roches-Courtant, près de By, 1880–1880

Alfred Sisley

Le bois des Roches-Courtant, près de By, 1880–1880

Sale Date: May 12, 1999

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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 12, 1999

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Saint-Mammes - Maison au bord du canal..., 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammes - Maison au bord du canal..., 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 12, 1999

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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: May 11, 1999

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Chemin au bord du canal du Loing, 1891–1891

Alfred Sisley

Chemin au bord du canal du Loing, 1891–1891

Sale Date: May 11, 1999

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Bords du Long, près Saint-Mammes, 1900–1900

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Long, près Saint-Mammes, 1900–1900

Sale Date: April 30, 1999

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Gato dormido

Alfred Sisley

Gato dormido

Sale Date: January 13, 1999

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La barrage de Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

La barrage de Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Autour de la forêt, une clairière, 1895–1895

Alfred Sisley

Autour de la forêt, une clairière, 1895–1895

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Rue des voisins à Louveciennes, 1872–1872

Alfred Sisley

Rue des voisins à Louveciennes, 1872–1872

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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

Alfred Sisley

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

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Soir d'automne aux environs de Paris, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

Soir d'automne aux environs de Paris, 1879–1879

Sale Date: November 19, 1998

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Un tournant du Loing, été, 1896–1896

Alfred Sisley

Un tournant du Loing, été, 1896–1896

Sale Date: November 19, 1998

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