Alfred Sisley, who was never given due recognition during his lifetime, despite of him belonging to the founding fathers of Impressionism, is considered one of the most famous French painters of the 19th century.
Born on October 30, 1839 in Paris.
Died on January 29, 1899 in Moret-sur-Loing near Paris.
From the year 1862, Alfred Sisley, whose parents originated from England, devoted himself to painting. His landscape paintings were constantly characterized by the Impressionistic style of painting. He was coined by the works of Joseph Mallord William Turner.htm and John Constable. From the year 1870 onwards, he was forced to earn his living only by selling his paintings. His art depicting the banks of the river Seine and the villages of the Île-de-France province as well as the Forest of Fontainebleau, which was frequently painted by the Impressionists, impressed by their subdue way of painting. In Sisley's works, the forms stayed closed. This was different from the works of Claude Monet, with whom Alfred Sisley was often compared. There was not such pronounced deliquescence of the objects like in Monet's works. His art remained discreetly restrained with a strong sense of poetry and grace, just as he used to be himself. |
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Oil Paintings