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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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)
Tournant du Loing à Moret, 1896

Alfred Sisley

Tournant du Loing à Moret, 1896

Sale Date: July 2, 2021

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Pont de Jardin a Moret

Circle of Alfred Sisley

Pont de Jardin a Moret

Sale Date: May 23, 2021

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Bougival, 1876

Alfred Sisley

Bougival, 1876

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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Lavandières près de Champagne, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Lavandières près de Champagne, 1879

Sale Date: May 14, 2021

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Port-Marly avant l’inondation, 1876

Alfred Sisley

Port-Marly avant l’inondation, 1876

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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ALONG THE WOODS OF LOSING

Alfred Sisley

ALONG THE WOODS OF LOSING

Sale Date: April 30, 2021

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La route de Veneux, 1887

Alfred Sisley

La route de Veneux, 1887

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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Le chantier de Matrat à Moret sur Loing, 1889

Alfred Sisley

Le chantier de Matrat à Moret sur Loing, 1889

Sale Date: March 25, 2021

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Moutons dans un pâturage

After Alfred Sisley

Moutons dans un pâturage

Sale Date: March 20, 2021

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Les Bords de Rivière (Les Oies), 1897

Alfred Sisley

Les Bords de Rivière (Les Oies), 1897

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Peniches sur le Loing, 1896

Alfred Sisley

Peniches sur le Loing, 1896

Sale Date: January 23, 2021

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Ensemble de trois études

Alfred Sisley

Ensemble de trois études

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Bords de rivière, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière, 1897

Sale Date: December 16, 2020

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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: November 19, 2020

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LES BORDS DE RIVIÈRE (LES OIES) (DELTEIL 6), 1897

Alfred Sisley

LES BORDS DE RIVIÈRE (LES OIES) (DELTEIL 6), 1897

Sale Date: November 11, 2020

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Le chemin montant, 1875

Alfred Sisley

Le chemin montant, 1875

Sale Date: October 8, 2020

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Les moulins de Moret–Hiver, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Les moulins de Moret–Hiver, 1890

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Bords de rivière (Les Oies), from: L’Album..., 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière (Les Oies), from: L’Album..., 1897

Sale Date: September 22, 2020

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Landscape

After Alfred Sisley

Landscape

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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Les Lavandières (recto) ; Étude de l'Église de...

Alfred Sisley

Les Lavandières (recto) ; Étude de l'Église de...

Sale Date: June 3, 2020

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Soleil d’hiver à Veneux-Nadon, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Soleil d’hiver à Veneux-Nadon, 1879

Sale Date: February 6, 2020

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Après-midi de mai à By, près de..., 1882

Alfred Sisley

Après-midi de mai à By, près de..., 1882

Sale Date: February 5, 2020

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Bords de rivière, ou Les Oies, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivière, ou Les Oies, 1897

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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LA SEINE AU BAS-MEUDON, 1878–1879

Alfred Sisley

LA SEINE AU BAS-MEUDON, 1878–1879

Sale Date: November 13, 2019

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