Marly-le-Roi

c. 1875

Alfred Sisley

Associated Names
Alfred Sisley

Painter, French, 1839 - 1899

This painting depicts a street scene from a slightly elevated perspective. A tan dirt road stretches into the distance, lined with white houses on the left side. On the right side is a tall fence, and behind it the green tops of trees or bushes are visible. People in dark clothing walk along the street in the distance. Beyond them, taller trees are visible, with more buildings below them. The sky above is softly colored in hues of yellow, peach, and gray. The brushstrokes are loose and visible.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward C. [d. 1915] and Mary Griffin [1855-1937] Walker, Willistead Manor, Walkerville, Ontario, and Washington; bequest 4 May 1937 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1915

  • Paintings by French Impressionists, Detroit Museum of Art, 1915, cat. no. 52.

1958

  • A Selection of Paintings from the Edward C. Walker and Mary Walker Collection, Willistead Art Gallery, Windsor, Ontario, 8-29 October 1958, no. 20, as French Landscape.

1959

  • French Masterworks: A Loan Exhibit from the CGA, Museum fo New Mexico, Santa Fe, 1959, No. 25.

1961

  • French Painting from Delacroix to Picasso, Stadthalle, Wolfsburg, Germany, 1961, No. 150.

1963

  • Die Welt Impressiomosmus, Museum zu Aller heiligen Stadt Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1963.

1983

  • La Vie Moderne: Nineteenth Century French Art from the Corcoran Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, Georgia; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Tampa Museum; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; Akron Art Museum, 1983-1985, no. 29, repro.

2003

  • The Impressionist Tradition in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 19 July 2003-18 October 2004, unpublished checklist.

2011

  • A Passion for Nature: Landscape Painting from 19th Century France, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 15 October 2011 - 20 February 2012, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1959

  • Daulte, François. Alfred Sisley, catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint. Lausanne, 1959: cat. no. 184.

1978

  • Cognat, Raymond. Sisley (The Q.L.P. Series). New York, 1978: cover illus. in color.

Inscriptions

lower right: Sisley.

Wikidata ID

Q46630224

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