Sisley (Colour Plate Books)

Shone, Richard

ISBN 10: 071481962X / ISBN 13: 9780714819624

Published by Phaidon Press Ltd, 1979

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sisley (Colour Plate Books)
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071481962X
• ISBN 13: 9780714819624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 500 grams

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Synopsis

Alfred Sisley is now recognized as one of the great landscape painters of the 19th century, and a leading figure in the Impressionist movement. He divided his time between France and England and the illustrations in this volume include the snow scenes of the Paris suburbs, his views of the flooded Seine at Port-Marly, and his paintings of the regattas on the Thames, which have been described as embodying the perfect moment of Impressionism.

From the Publisher

A survey of the life and work of Alfred Sisley, one of the leading exponents of the Impressionist movement. The text examines how Sisley's painting life was devoted to the landscape. The author examines the tonal balance of such celebrated paintings as the snow-scenes of the Paris suburbs, views of the flooded Seine at Port-Marly and the colourful regattas on the Thames. The author recognizes that full recognition for the artist and his work only began after his relatively early death and argues that even now, his work is unjustifiably neglected. In studying Sisley's artistic development, the artist's English nationality, early career, struggle to earn a living, and secluded later years are examined.