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)
SAINT-MAMMÈS, 1885

Alfred Sisley

SAINT-MAMMÈS, 1885

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

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SUR LE LOING À SAINT-MAMMÈS

Alfred Sisley

SUR LE LOING À SAINT-MAMMÈS

Sale Date: June 12, 2017

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Chemin tournant à Sèvres, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Chemin tournant à Sèvres, 1879

Sale Date: June 16, 2017

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GARDEUSE D'OIES AUX SABLONS, 1885

Alfred Sisley

GARDEUSE D'OIES AUX SABLONS, 1885

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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MORET-SUR-LOING, 1890

Alfred Sisley

MORET-SUR-LOING, 1890

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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LES OIES, 1897

Alfred Sisley

LES OIES, 1897

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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MORET-SUR-LOING–LE MATIN, 1892

Alfred Sisley

MORET-SUR-LOING–LE MATIN, 1892

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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LE LOING AU DESSOUS DU PONT DE MORET, 1892

Alfred Sisley

LE LOING AU DESSOUS DU PONT DE MORET, 1892

Sale Date: May 16, 2017

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LE LOING À MORET, EN ÉTÉ, 1891

Alfred Sisley

LE LOING À MORET, EN ÉTÉ, 1891

Sale Date: March 1, 2017

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EFFET DE NEIGE À LOUVECIENNES, 1874

Alfred Sisley

EFFET DE NEIGE À LOUVECIENNES, 1874

Sale Date: March 1, 2017

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Bords de Riviere - Les Oies (from L'Album..., 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de Riviere - Les Oies (from L'Album..., 1897

Sale Date: December 14, 2016

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Ferme au bord de la Seine à Port-Marly, 1875

Alfred Sisley

Ferme au bord de la Seine à Port-Marly, 1875

Sale Date: November 16, 2016

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LE LOING À MORET, EFFET D’AUTOMNE, 1890

Alfred Sisley

LE LOING À MORET, EFFET D’AUTOMNE, 1890

Sale Date: November 15, 2016

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FIN D'APRÈS-MIDI À MORET, 1891

Alfred Sisley

FIN D'APRÈS-MIDI À MORET, 1891

Sale Date: November 14, 2016

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Bords des Riviere - Les Oies (from L'Album..., 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords des Riviere - Les Oies (from L'Album..., 1897

Sale Date: September 30, 2016

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BORDS DU LOING, 1892

Alfred Sisley

BORDS DU LOING, 1892

Sale Date: June 21, 2016

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Bords de rivières ou Les oies, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivières ou Les oies, 1897

Sale Date: June 6, 2016

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Péniches sur la Seine, effet d’automne, 1879

Alfred Sisley

Péniches sur la Seine, effet d’automne, 1879

Sale Date: May 13, 2016

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Garage de bateaux à Saint-Mammès, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Garage de bateaux à Saint-Mammès, 1885

Sale Date: May 12, 2016

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LA MAISON SOUS LA NEIGE, 1878

Alfred Sisley

LA MAISON SOUS LA NEIGE, 1878

Sale Date: May 10, 2016

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LES SABLONS, 1885

Alfred Sisley

LES SABLONS, 1885

Sale Date: May 9, 2016

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Bords de rivières ou Les oies, 1897

Alfred Sisley

Bords de rivières ou Les oies, 1897

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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Coin de village

Alfred Sisley

Coin de village

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Le Petit Bougival, 1874

Alfred Sisley

Le Petit Bougival, 1874

Sale Date: February 4, 2016

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