Alfred Sisley (October 30, 1839 – January 29, 1899) was a French impressionist landscape painter.

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)