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 lever du soleil a Saint-Mammes, 1880–1880

Alfred Sisley

Le lever du soleil a Saint-Mammes, 1880–1880

Sale Date: November 11, 1987

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ETUDE DE PENICHES

Alfred Sisley

ETUDE DE PENICHES

Sale Date: July 1, 1987

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Moret sur Loing - Temps de pluie, 1887–1888

Alfred Sisley

Moret sur Loing - Temps de pluie, 1887–1888

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Paysage de printemps, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Paysage de printemps, 1889–1889

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Sur les falaises, la Baie de Langland;..., 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Sur les falaises, la Baie de Langland;..., 1897–1897

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Deux vaches (études)

Alfred Sisley

Deux vaches (études)

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Le canal du loing au printemps; le matin, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Le canal du loing au printemps; le matin, 1897–1897

Sale Date: June 29, 1987

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Le champs, 1888–1888

Alfred Sisley

Le champs, 1888–1888

Sale Date: May 20, 1987

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Le Croix-blanche à Saint-Mammes, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Le Croix-blanche à Saint-Mammes, 1884–1884

Sale Date: May 12, 1987

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Au bord du loing a Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Au bord du loing a Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 11, 1987

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La Seine pres de Saint-Cloud - Grosses..., 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

La Seine pres de Saint-Cloud - Grosses..., 1879–1879

Sale Date: May 11, 1987

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Garage de bateaux a Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Garage de bateaux a Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Sale Date: April 1, 1987

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Petit pont sur l'orvanne, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Petit pont sur l'orvanne, 1890–1890

Sale Date: March 30, 1987

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L'Inondation, 1872–1872

Alfred Sisley

L'Inondation, 1872–1872

Sale Date: March 30, 1987

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Le pont de Moret, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de Moret, 1890–1890

Sale Date: March 30, 1987

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Automne a louveciennes, 1873–1873

Alfred Sisley

Automne a louveciennes, 1873–1873

Sale Date: December 3, 1986

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Environs de moret, 1891–1891

Alfred Sisley

Environs de moret, 1891–1891

Sale Date: December 3, 1986

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Un chemin a louveciennes, 1876–1876

Alfred Sisley

Un chemin a louveciennes, 1876–1876

Sale Date: December 3, 1986

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Le baie de Langland, 1897–1897

Alfred Sisley

Le baie de Langland, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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Bords du loing, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Bords du loing, 1890–1890

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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L'inodation - Effet du matin sur le loing, 1896–1896

Alfred Sisley

L'inodation - Effet du matin sur le loing, 1896–1896

Sale Date: June 24, 1986

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Péniches sur la Seine

Alfred Sisley

Péniches sur la Seine

Sale Date: June 24, 1986

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Le pont de moret et les moulins (effet..., 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de moret et les moulins (effet..., 1890–1890

Sale Date: June 23, 1986

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Moret, Vu des Champs, 1886–1886

Alfred Sisley

Moret, Vu des Champs, 1886–1886

Sale Date: May 14, 1986

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