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Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley (October 30, 1839 – January 29, 1899) was a French impressionist landscape painter.
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Early life
Sisley was born in Paris to British parents, William Sisley and Felicia Sell.
In the early 1860s studied in the atelier of Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre, where he became acquainted with Frederic Bazille, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Unlike some of his fellow students who suffered financial hardships, Sisley recieved an allowance from his father. Sisley's student works are lost. His earliest known work, Lane near a Small Town is believed to have been painted around 1864.
Family Life
In the late 1860s, he entered into a relationship with Eugenie Lescouezec, with whom he had two children. This relationship continued for over 30 years, ending with her death a few months before Sisley's death in 1899.
Sisley died in Moret-sur-Loing at the age of 59.
Well-known works
Among Sisley's best known works are Street in Moret and Sand Heaps, both owned by the Art Institute of Chicago, and The Bridge at Moret-sur-Loing shown at Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
List of Selected Works
- Lane near a Small Town (c. 1864)
- Avenue of Chestnut Trees near La Celle-Saint-Cloud (1865)
- Village Street in Marlotte (1866)
- Avenue of Chestnut Trees near La Celle-Saint-Cloud (1867)
- Still Life with Heron (1867)
- View of Montmartre from the cite des Fleurs (1869)
- Early Snow at Louveciennes (c. 1871-1872)
- Boulevard Heloise, Argenteuil (1872)
- Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne (1872)
- Ferry to the Ile-de-la-Loge - Flood (1872)
- Footbridge at Argenteuil (1872)
- La Grande-Rue, Argenteuil (c. 1872)
- Square in Argenteuil (Rue de la Chaussee) (1872)
- Chemin de la Machine Louveciennes (1873)
- Factory in the Flood, Bougival (1873)
- Rue de la Princesse, Louveciennes (1873)
- Sentier de la Mi-cote, Louveciennes.jpg (1873)
- Among the Vines Louveciennes (1874)
- Bridge at Hampton Court (1874)
- The Lesson (1874)
- Molesey Weir - Morning (1874)
- Regatta at Hampton Court (1874)
- Regattas at Molessey (1874)
- Snow on the Road Louveciennes (1874)
- Under the Bridge at Hampton Court (1874)
- Street in Louveciennes (Rue de la Princesse) (1875)
- Small Meadows in Spring (c. 1881)
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