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| − | '''Alfred Sisley''' (Paris 1839 - Moret-sur-Loing 1899), [[British]] [[painter]]. While living in Paris, he met [[Claude Monet|Monet]], [[Renoir]] and [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]]. | + | '''Alfred Sisley''' (Paris 1839 - Moret-sur-Loing 1899), [[British]] [[painter]]. While living in Paris, he met [[Claude Monet|Monet]], [[Renoir]] and [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]]. Sisley was one of the creators of French Impressionism. |
Sisley did not live to see his talent recognized, however, a year after his death, his painting "[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Sisley_Flood_at_Port-Marly..jpg Flood at Port-Marly]" (Orsay Museum - Paris) reached a high bidding. | Sisley did not live to see his talent recognized, however, a year after his death, his painting "[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Sisley_Flood_at_Port-Marly..jpg Flood at Port-Marly]" (Orsay Museum - Paris) reached a high bidding. | ||
| − | Sisley was exclusively a landscape painter, who, in the line of Corot, and with Claude Monet, best sought and succeeded in expressing the most subtle nuances of nature in [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] landscapes. <ref> [http://www.impressionniste.net/sisley_alfred.htm Alfred Sisley] </ref> | + | Sisley was exclusively a landscape painter, who, in the line of [[Camille Corot]], and with Claude Monet, best sought and succeeded in expressing the most subtle nuances of nature in [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] landscapes. <ref> [http://www.impressionniste.net/sisley_alfred.htm Alfred Sisley] </ref> |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Alfred Sisley (Paris 1839 - Moret-sur-Loing 1899), British painter. While living in Paris, he met Monet, Renoir and Jean-Frédéric Bazille. Sisley was one of the creators of French Impressionism.
Sisley did not live to see his talent recognized, however, a year after his death, his painting "Flood at Port-Marly" (Orsay Museum - Paris) reached a high bidding.
Sisley was exclusively a landscape painter, who, in the line of Camille Corot, and with Claude Monet, best sought and succeeded in expressing the most subtle nuances of nature in Impressionist landscapes. [1]
Gallery
"La Grande-Rue, Argenteuil"
"Foggy Morning, Voisins"
"Rue de la Princesse, Louveciennes"
"Snow on the Road, Louveciennes"
"The Canal du Loing at St. Mammes"
"Barges in Billancourt"
"Bristol Channel from Penarth, Evening"
"Langland Bay, Storr's Rock - Morning"
Flood at Port-Marly
The flood of 1876 at Port-Marly, France, became the subject of a large series of his landscapes
He painted 7 canvas on this event.