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 (865 results)
Bords du Loing: la charette, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Bords du Loing: la charette, 1890

Sale Date: April 12, 2024

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Le Pont de Moret-sur-Loing, temps de crue, 1889

Alfred Sisley

Le Pont de Moret-sur-Loing, temps de crue, 1889

Sale Date: April 9, 2024

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Les Coteaux de La Celle, après Saint-Mammès, 1884

Alfred Sisley

Les Coteaux de La Celle, après Saint-Mammès, 1884

Sale Date: April 9, 2024

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Le soir au bord de l'eau, septembre, 1880

Alfred Sisley

Le soir au bord de l'eau, septembre, 1880

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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La Seine à Suresnes, 1879

Alfred Sisley

La Seine à Suresnes, 1879

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Le chemin dans les bois

Alfred Sisley

Le chemin dans les bois

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Chemin dans la campagne

Alfred Sisley

Chemin dans la campagne

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Inondation à Moret- sur- Loing, 1889

Alfred Sisley

Inondation à Moret- sur- Loing, 1889

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Les Bords de rivière (Les Oies), from..., 1897

Alfred Sisley

Les Bords de rivière (Les Oies), from..., 1897

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Chemin de Prunay à Louveciennes, 1874

Alfred Sisley

Chemin de Prunay à Louveciennes, 1874

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

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Paysage d'été à Veneux-Nadon, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Paysage d'été à Veneux-Nadon, 1890

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Le Canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1885

Alfred Sisley

Le Canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1885

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Le Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1883

Alfred Sisley

Le Loing à Saint-Mammès, 1883

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Fin d'après-midi à Moret, 1891

Alfred Sisley

Fin d'après-midi à Moret, 1891

Sale Date: June 27, 2023

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Brumes d'automne, 1874

Alfred Sisley

Brumes d'automne, 1874

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Le Pont de Moret-sur-Loing, 1892

Alfred Sisley

Le Pont de Moret-sur-Loing, 1892

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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Chemin de Prunay à Louveciennes, 1874

Alfred Sisley

Chemin de Prunay à Louveciennes, 1874

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Jeune paysanne

Alfred Sisley

Jeune paysanne

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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Chemin à la lisière d'un bois

Alfred Sisley

Chemin à la lisière d'un bois

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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DEUX MAISONNETTES ISOLEES, 1886

Alfred Sisley

DEUX MAISONNETTES ISOLEES, 1886

Sale Date: March 22, 2023

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La Machine de Marly et le barrage, Bougival, 1875

Alfred Sisley

La Machine de Marly et le barrage, Bougival, 1875

Sale Date: March 3, 2023

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La falaise de Penarth, 1897

Alfred Sisley

La falaise de Penarth, 1897

Sale Date: March 3, 2023

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Les bords du Loing près de Moret, 1890

Alfred Sisley

Les bords du Loing près de Moret, 1890

Sale Date: March 3, 2023

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LE LOING À SAINT-MAMMÈS, 1884

Alfred Sisley

LE LOING À SAINT-MAMMÈS, 1884

Sale Date: February 18, 2023

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