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

As Art Fairs Proliferate, Old Master Dealers Have to Decide Which Ones to Prioritize. TEFAF New York Makes the Cut—But Others Don't

by Eileen Kinsella
As Art Fairs Proliferate, Old Master Dealers Have to Decide Which Ones to Prioritize. TEFAF New York Makes the Cut—But Others Don't
Law & Politics

The Decades-Long Dispute Over Millions of Dollars in Art Owned by Filipino Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Is Going to Trial

by Eileen Kinsella
The Decades-Long Dispute Over Millions of Dollars in Art Owned by Filipino Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Is Going to Trial

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Alfred Sisley (876 results)
Petit pont sur l'orvanne, 1890–1890

Alfred Sisley

Petit pont sur l'orvanne, 1890–1890

Sale Date: May 14, 1986

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Le port des peniches a Saint-Mammes, 1884–1884

Alfred Sisley

Le port des peniches a Saint-Mammes, 1884–1884

Sale Date: May 13, 1986

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La Seine a Paris et le pont de Grenelle, 1870–1870

Alfred Sisley

La Seine a Paris et le pont de Grenelle, 1870–1870

Sale Date: December 4, 1985

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Noyers aux sablons, printemps, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Noyers aux sablons, printemps, 1885–1885

Sale Date: December 2, 1985

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Le Barrage du Loing a Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Le Barrage du Loing a Saint-Mammes, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 13, 1985

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La Passerelle du Chemin de fer a Sevres, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

La Passerelle du Chemin de fer a Sevres, 1879–1879

Sale Date: June 25, 1985

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Bougival, 1876–1876

Alfred Sisley

Bougival, 1876–1876

Sale Date: May 15, 1985

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Lisiere de la foret de Fontainbleau-le..., 1885–1885

Alfred Sisley

Lisiere de la foret de Fontainbleau-le..., 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 14, 1985

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Les inondations a Moret, 1889–1889

Alfred Sisley

Les inondations a Moret, 1889–1889

Sale Date: May 14, 1985

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La station de sevres, 1879–1879

Alfred Sisley

La station de sevres, 1879–1879

Sale Date: May 14, 1985

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La machine de marly et le barrage, 1875–1875

Alfred Sisley

La machine de marly et le barrage, 1875–1875

Sale Date: April 25, 1985

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Le pont de Moret au soleil couchant, 1892–1892

Alfred Sisley

Le pont de Moret au soleil couchant, 1892–1892

Sale Date: March 27, 1985

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