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Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) was a French painter, etcher and lithographer.

Also recorded as Arthur Sisley; a. sisley; Sisley; alfred sissley; sisley a..

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Overview

Born at former 4th arrondissement of Paris in 1839, died at cemetery of Moret-sur-Loing in 1899.

In detail

Alfred Sisley studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under Charles Gleyre is recorded. Paul Vogler, Camille Varlet and Rudolf Quittner are recorded as having studied under Alfred Sisley. the recorded working language is French and English.

The field of work recorded is visual arts and Impressionism. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and still life. The authority associates the name with Impressionism. John Constable, J. M. W. Turner and Gustave Courbet are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are France and Paris.

Works named in the authority record are Flooding at Port-Marly, Le chemin de la Machine, Louveciennes and La Place du Chenil à Marly, effet de neige.

Work by Alfred Sisley is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Alfred Sisley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q175130: Alfred Sisley

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Plates

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The River Bank or Geese, 1897, by Alfred Sisley

The River Bank or Geese, 1897, by Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection · CC0

The picture record
On the Banks of the Loing, 1896, by Alfred Sisley

On the Banks of the Loing, 1896, by Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Dudley P. Allen Fund · CC0

The picture record

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