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)
MORET-SUR-LOING, SOLEIL DU MATIN, 1888

Alfred Sisley

MORET-SUR-LOING, SOLEIL DU MATIN, 1888

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

Auction Closed

La famille, 1880

Alfred Sisley

La famille, 1880

Sale Date: June 22, 1993

Auction Closed

COTE ROCHEUSE DE LADY'S COVE, LANGLAND BAY, 1897

Alfred Sisley

COTE ROCHEUSE DE LADY'S COVE, LANGLAND BAY, 1897

Sale Date: June 22, 1993

Auction Closed

UN SOIR A MORET, FIN D'OCTOBRE, 1888

Alfred Sisley

UN SOIR A MORET, FIN D'OCTOBRE, 1888

Sale Date: June 22, 1993

Auction Closed

LA CRUE DU LOING A MORET, 1889

Alfred Sisley

LA CRUE DU LOING A MORET, 1889

Sale Date: June 22, 1993

Auction Closed

LA BERGE A SAINT-MAMMES, 1884

Alfred Sisley

LA BERGE A SAINT-MAMMES, 1884

Sale Date: June 17, 1993

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LE CHEMIN DE SAINT-MAMMES, LE MATIN, 1890

Alfred Sisley

LE CHEMIN DE SAINT-MAMMES, LE MATIN, 1890

Sale Date: May 12, 1993

Auction Closed

MATINEE DE NOVEMBRE, 1881

Alfred Sisley

MATINEE DE NOVEMBRE, 1881

Sale Date: May 12, 1993

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COTE ROCHEUSE (ETUDE POUR LADY'S COVE A..., 1897

Alfred Sisley

COTE ROCHEUSE (ETUDE POUR LADY'S COVE A..., 1897

Sale Date: April 7, 1993

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PENICHES SUR LE LOING, 1896

Alfred Sisley

PENICHES SUR LE LOING, 1896

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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LE CHEMIN DE VENEUX A THOMERY PAR LE BORD DE , 1880

Alfred Sisley

LE CHEMIN DE VENEUX A THOMERY PAR LE BORD DE , 1880

Sale Date: November 25, 1992

Auction Closed

FERME AUX SABLONS, EN PLEIN SOLEIL, 1885

Alfred Sisley

FERME AUX SABLONS, EN PLEIN SOLEIL, 1885

Sale Date: November 12, 1992

Auction Closed

UN COIN DU BOIS DES ROCHES-COURTAUT, JUIN, 1884

Alfred Sisley

UN COIN DU BOIS DES ROCHES-COURTAUT, JUIN, 1884

Sale Date: November 12, 1992

Auction Closed

Printemps au sablons, 1880–1882

Alfred Sisley

Printemps au sablons, 1880–1882

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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LE MATIN A MORET EN MAI, 1886

Alfred Sisley

LE MATIN A MORET EN MAI, 1886

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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LA SEINE A SURESNES, 1880

Alfred Sisley

LA SEINE A SURESNES, 1880

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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Bord de rivière

After Alfred Sisley

Bord de rivière

Sale Date: October 18, 1992

Auction Closed

LE LOING A MORET - , 1890

Alfred Sisley

LE LOING A MORET - , 1890

Sale Date: June 30, 1992

Auction Closed

CHANTIER A SAINT MAMMES, 1880

Alfred Sisley

CHANTIER A SAINT MAMMES, 1880

Sale Date: May 13, 1992

Auction Closed

RUE DE VILLAGE-TEMPS GRIS, 1874

Alfred Sisley

RUE DE VILLAGE-TEMPS GRIS, 1874

Sale Date: May 13, 1992

Auction Closed

BORDS DU LOING: LA CHARETTE, 1890

Alfred Sisley

BORDS DU LOING: LA CHARETTE, 1890

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

Auction Closed

PEUPLIERS DEVANT UNE MAISON

Alfred Sisley

PEUPLIERS DEVANT UNE MAISON

Sale Date: April 5, 1992

Auction Closed

BORDS DU LOING, PRES DE SAINT-MAMMES, 1896

Alfred Sisley

BORDS DU LOING, PRES DE SAINT-MAMMES, 1896

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

Auction Closed

LE CHEMIN DANS LA CAMPAGNE, 1876

Alfred Sisley

LE CHEMIN DANS LA CAMPAGNE, 1876

Sale Date: December 3, 1991

Auction Closed

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