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)
Langland Bay, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Langland Bay, 1897

Sale Date: November 11, 2018

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Printemps à Veneux-Nadon, 1882

Alfred Sisley

Printemps à Veneux-Nadon, 1882

Sale Date: November 11, 2018

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BORDS DE RIVIÈRE (LES OIES), 1897

Alfred Sisley

BORDS DE RIVIÈRE (LES OIES), 1897

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Bords du Loing pres Moret

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing pres Moret

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Bords du Loing pres Moret

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing pres Moret

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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VIEILLE CHAUMIÈRE AUX SABLONS, 1885

Alfred Sisley

VIEILLE CHAUMIÈRE AUX SABLONS, 1885

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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LES LILAS DANS MON JARDIN, 1892

Alfred Sisley

LES LILAS DANS MON JARDIN, 1892

Sale Date: June 19, 2018

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BORDS DE LA SEINE À LA ROCHE-GUYON, 1886

Alfred Sisley

BORDS DE LA SEINE À LA ROCHE-GUYON, 1886

Sale Date: May 15, 2018

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L'ORVANNE ET LE CANAL DU LOING EN HIVER, 1891

Alfred Sisley

L'ORVANNE ET LE CANAL DU LOING EN HIVER, 1891

Sale Date: May 15, 2018

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Les peupliers à Moret-sur-Loing, après midi..., 1888

Alfred Sisley

Les peupliers à Moret-sur-Loing, après midi..., 1888

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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La Seine à Bougival, 1877

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Bougival, 1877

Sale Date: March 23, 2018

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BOUGIVAL, 1876

Alfred Sisley

BOUGIVAL, 1876

Sale Date: March 1, 2018

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LA VIEILLE ÉGLISE DE MORET, LE MATIN AU SOLEIL, 1894

Alfred Sisley

LA VIEILLE ÉGLISE DE MORET, LE MATIN AU SOLEIL, 1894

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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BOURSE D'AFFRÈTEMENT DE LA BATELLERIE,..., 1889

Alfred Sisley

BOURSE D'AFFRÈTEMENT DE LA BATELLERIE,..., 1889

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Paysage au tas de bois, 1877

Alfred Sisley

Paysage au tas de bois, 1877

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Étude de péniches sur le Loing

Alfred Sisley

Étude de péniches sur le Loing

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Moret au coucher du soleil, octobre, 1888

Alfred Sisley

Moret au coucher du soleil, octobre, 1888

Sale Date: February 27, 2018

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le Loing à Saint Mammès, 1885

Alfred Sisley

le Loing à Saint Mammès, 1885

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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Etude de quatre oies

Alfred Sisley

Etude de quatre oies

Sale Date: December 8, 2017

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COUCHER DE SOLEIL, LA ROUTE DE VERSAILLES À..., 1879

Alfred Sisley

COUCHER DE SOLEIL, LA ROUTE DE VERSAILLES À..., 1879

Sale Date: November 15, 2017

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PAYSAGE DE PRINTEMPS, CHEMIN AUX ENVIRONS DE , 1889

Alfred Sisley

PAYSAGE DE PRINTEMPS, CHEMIN AUX ENVIRONS DE , 1889

Sale Date: November 15, 2017

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Les Bords de Rivière (Les Oies), 1897

Alfred Sisley

Les Bords de Rivière (Les Oies), 1897

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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La berge à Saint-Mammès, 1880

Alfred Sisley

La berge à Saint-Mammès, 1880

Sale Date: June 27, 2017

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Route à Louveciennes - le matin, 1873

Alfred Sisley

Route à Louveciennes - le matin, 1873

Sale Date: June 28, 2017

Auction Closed

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