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Alfred Sisley
French
1839-1899
Alfred Sisley Galleries
Alfred Sisley (October 30, 1839 ?C January 29, 1899) was an English Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France. Sisley is recognized as perhaps the most consistent of the Impressionists, never deviating into figure painting or finding that the movement did not fulfill his artistic needs.
Sisley was born in Paris to affluent English parents; William Sisley was in the silk business, and his mother Felicia Sell was a cultivated music connoisseur. At the age of 18, Sisley was sent to London to study for a career in business, but he abandoned it after four years and returned to Paris. Beginning in 1862 he studied at the atelier of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre, where he became acquainted with Fr??d??ric Bazille, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Together they would paint landscapes en plein air (in the open air) in order to realistically capture the transient effects of sunlight. This approach, innovative at the time, resulted in paintings more colorful and more broadly painted than the public was accustomed to seeing. Consequently, Sisley and his friends initially had few opportunities to exhibit or sell their work. Unlike some of his fellow students who suffered financial hardships, Sisley received an allowance from his father??until 1870, after which time he became increasingly poor. Sisley's student works are lost. His earliest known work, Lane near a Small Town is believed to have been painted around 1864. His first landscape paintings are sombre, coloured with dark browns, greens, and pale blues. They were often executed at Marly and Saint-Cloud.
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Square in Argenteuil
mk55
1872
Oil on canvas
46.5x66cm
Musee d Orsay,Paris
Painting ID:: 27215
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Square_in_Argenteuil
mk55
1872
Oil on canvas
46.5x66cm
Musee d Orsay,Paris
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Boulevard Heloise,Argenteuil
mk52
1872
Oil on canvas
39x61cm
National Gallery of Art,Washington.DC
Painting ID:: 27216
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Boulevard_Heloise,Argenteuil
mk52
1872
Oil on canvas
39x61cm
National Gallery of Art,Washington.DC
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La Grande-Rue,Argenteuil
mk55
c.1872
Oil on canvas
65.4x46.2cm
Castle Museum,Norwich
Painting ID:: 27217
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La_Grande-Rue,Argenteuil
mk55
c.1872
Oil on canvas
65.4x46.2cm
Castle Museum,Norwich
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Footbridge at Argenteuil
mk55
1872
Oil on canvas
39x60cm
Musee d Orsay,Paris
Painting ID:: 27218
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Footbridge_at_Argenteuil
mk55
1872
Oil on canvas
39x60cm
Musee d Orsay,Paris
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Village on the Banks of the Seine
mk55
1872
Oil on canvas
60x81cm
Hermitage,St Petersburg
Painting ID:: 27219
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Village_on_the_Banks_of_the_Seine
mk55
1872
Oil on canvas
60x81cm
Hermitage,St Petersburg
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Alfred_Sisley
French
1839-1899
Alfred Sisley Galleries
Alfred Sisley (October 30, 1839 ?C January 29, 1899) was an English Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France. Sisley is recognized as perhaps the most consistent of the Impressionists, never deviating into figure painting or finding that the movement did not fulfill his artistic needs.
Sisley was born in Paris to affluent English parents; William Sisley was in the silk business, and his mother Felicia Sell was a cultivated music connoisseur. At the age of 18, Sisley was sent to London to study for a career in business, but he abandoned it after four years and returned to Paris. Beginning in 1862 he studied at the atelier of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre, where he became acquainted with Fr??d??ric Bazille, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Together they would paint landscapes en plein air (in the open air) in order to realistically capture the transient effects of sunlight. This approach, innovative at the time, resulted in paintings more colorful and more broadly painted than the public was accustomed to seeing. Consequently, Sisley and his friends initially had few opportunities to exhibit or sell their work. Unlike some of his fellow students who suffered financial hardships, Sisley received an allowance from his father??until 1870, after which time he became increasingly poor. Sisley's student works are lost. His earliest known work, Lane near a Small Town is believed to have been painted around 1864. His first landscape paintings are sombre, coloured with dark browns, greens, and pale blues. They were often executed at Marly and Saint-Cloud.
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