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)
Le barrage, canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Le barrage, canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Sale Date: November 19, 1998

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

Alfred Sisley

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

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Garage de bateaux à Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Garage de bateaux à Saint-Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Le Loing à St Mammès, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à St Mammès, 1884–1884

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Les lavandières, 1876–1876

Alfred Sisley

Les lavandières, 1876–1876

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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Le Loing à Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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Bords de la rivière - Les oies, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de la rivière - Les oies, 1897–1897

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Bords de Seine, Saint-Cloud, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

Bords de Seine, Saint-Cloud, 1879–1879

Sale Date: July 3, 1998

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Prés au bord de la Seine à By, 1882–1882

Alfred Sisley

Prés au bord de la Seine à By, 1882–1882

Sale Date: June 30, 1998

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Un chemin à Louveciennes, 1876–1876

Alfred Sisley

Un chemin à Louveciennes, 1876–1876

Sale Date: June 24, 1998

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Des oies à Saint Mammès, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Des oies à Saint Mammès, 1885–1885

Sale Date: June 19, 1998

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Côtes du pays de Galles, matinée brumeuse, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Côtes du pays de Galles, matinée brumeuse, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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

Alfred Sisley

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

Sale Date: May 13, 1998

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Bords de Seine, Saint-Cloud, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

Bords de Seine, Saint-Cloud, 1879–1879

Sale Date: May 6, 1998

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Rue de village en hiver, 1893–1893

Alfred Sisley

Rue de village en hiver, 1893–1893

Sale Date: May 5, 1998

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Bords du Loing, près Saint-Mamès, 1895–1895

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing, près Saint-Mamès, 1895–1895

Sale Date: April 8, 1998

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Côtes du pays de Galles, matinée brumeuse, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Côtes du pays de Galles, matinée brumeuse, 1897–1897

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Huit oies au bord du Loing

Alfred Sisley

Huit oies au bord du Loing

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Bateaux, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Bateaux, 1897–1897

Sale Date: February 19, 1998

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Lisière de forêt au printemps, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Lisière de forêt au printemps, 1889–1889

Sale Date: February 19, 1998

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La Seine à Grenelle - temps de pluie, 1878–1878

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Grenelle - temps de pluie, 1878–1878

Sale Date: December 10, 1997

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L'etang du chevreuil, 1888–1888

Alfred Sisley

L'etang du chevreuil, 1888–1888

Sale Date: November 14, 1997

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Saint-Mammes - le soir, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammes - le soir, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 14, 1997

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Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 14, 1997

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