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 (876 results)
La Plaine de Veneux, vue des Sablons, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

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

Sale Date: November 12, 1997

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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: November 12, 1997

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La campagne aux environs de Moret, 1882–1882

Alfred Sisley

La campagne aux environs de Moret, 1882–1882

Sale Date: November 12, 1997

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Confluent de la Seine et du Loing, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Confluent de la Seine et du Loing, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 12, 1997

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Scène de rue à Marly, 1876–1876

Alfred Sisley

Scène de rue à Marly, 1876–1876

Sale Date: November 12, 1997

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Chantiers de Matrat, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Chantiers de Matrat, 1889–1889

Sale Date: November 12, 1997

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Péniches sur le Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Péniches sur le Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1884–1884

Sale Date: November 12, 1997

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Rue du village, 1872–1872

Alfred Sisley

Rue du village, 1872–1872

Sale Date: September 17, 1997

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Pont sur l'Orvanne prés de Moret, 1883

Alfred Sisley

Pont sur l'Orvanne prés de Moret, 1883

Sale Date: June 24, 1997

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Vue de Moret-sur-Loing à travers les arbres, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Vue de Moret-sur-Loing à travers les arbres, 1892

Sale Date: June 23, 1997

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Automne à Louveciennes, 1873

Alfred Sisley

Automne à Louveciennes, 1873

Sale Date: June 23, 1997

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Le Loing à Moret; Le Bateau Lavoir, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Moret; Le Bateau Lavoir, 1890

Sale Date: June 23, 1997

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Moret sur Loing, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Moret sur Loing, 1892

Sale Date: June 20, 1997

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Vue de hameau près d'un canal

Alfred Sisley

Vue de hameau près d'un canal

Sale Date: June 17, 1997

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Bords de canal

Alfred Sisley

Bords de canal

Sale Date: June 17, 1997

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Bords du Loing, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing, 1890

Sale Date: May 15, 1997

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Les barques, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Les barques, 1885

Sale Date: May 14, 1997

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Cabanes au bord du canal du Loing, effet de..., 1896

Alfred Sisley

Cabanes au bord du canal du Loing, effet de..., 1896

Sale Date: May 14, 1997

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Moret-sur-Loing, le matin, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Moret-sur-Loing, le matin, 1892

Sale Date: May 14, 1997

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Moret sur Loing, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Moret sur Loing, 1892

Sale Date: May 14, 1997

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Pont de Sèvres, 1877

Alfred Sisley

Pont de Sèvres, 1877

Sale Date: May 13, 1997

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Le loing à Saint-Mammes, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Le loing à Saint-Mammes, 1885

Sale Date: April 25, 1997

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Le Loing à Sainte-Mammes, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Sainte-Mammes, 1885

Sale Date: December 11, 1996

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Baie de Langland; la vague, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Baie de Langland; la vague, 1897

Sale Date: December 10, 1996

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