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accession number: 1961.262
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Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal, 1885. Alfred Sisley (French, 1840–1899). Oil on fabric; unframed: 46.6 x 55.8 cm (18 3/8 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams from The Blair Trust 1961.262
title: Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal
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creation date: 1885
creation date earliest: 1885
creation date latest: 1885
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams from The Blair Trust
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culture: France, 19th century
technique: oil on fabric
department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Alfred Sisley (French, 1840–1899) - artist
Although Alfred Sisley's parents were British and he himself held British citizenship, he spent the majority of his life in France. He was sent to London in 1857 to study business, but he returned to France four years later and resided there the rest of his life. During his stay in London, he probably became familiar with the works of Constable (q.v.) and Turner (q.v.). Sisley entered the studio of the Swiss painter Charles Gleyre (1806-1874) upon his return to Paris, where he met Monet (q.v.), Renoir (q.v.), and Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870). He painted with Renoir and Bazille periodically around the Parisian countryside, particularly in the forest of Fontainebleau. His early pieces reflect the influence of Daubigny (q.v.) and Corot (q.v.). Sisley's work was accepted at the Salon of 1866, and he exhibited there occasionally until 1870. During the Franco-Prussian War, he moved from Bougival, which was taken by the Prussians, to Paris. Afterward he went to Louveciennes, where he produced landscapes with looser brushwork. He began to exhibit with the impressionists in 1874, and during the summer he traveled to Hampton Court, making several paintings of the river Thames. In need of money, Sisley participated in the Hotel Drouot sales of 1875 and 1877. In 1880 he moved to Veneux-Nadon, near Moret-sur-Loing, searching for new inspiration in the fresh, remote surroundings, and lived in the area for the rest of his life. There he applied greater texture in the paint surface and more vibrant colors. He created series to study the effects of light and atmosphere on a given location, as had Monet. Sisley never experienced financial or critical success during his lifetime. He died of cancer of the throat, without ever obtaining the French nationality that he so intensely desired.
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measurements: Unframed: 46.6 x 55.8 cm (18 3/8 x 21 15/16 in.)
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inscription: Signed lower right: Sisley. 85
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review - 1962
opening date: 1962-10-24T04:00:00
Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).
title: Paris autour de 1882 (Paris around 1882)
opening date: 1982-11-03T05:00:00
Paris autour de 1882 (Paris around 1882). Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Gifu City, Japan (organizer) (November 3-December 19, 1982); Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (January 15-February 20, 1983).
title: シスレー展 (Alfred Sisley Retrospective)
opening date: 1985-03-07T05:00:00
シスレー展 (Alfred Sisley Retrospective). Isetan Museum, Tokyo, Toyko, Japan (March 7-April 14, 1985); Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan (April 18-May 12, 1985); Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, Nara, Japan (May 18-June 30, 1985).
title: Sisley
opening date: 1992-07-03T04:00:00
Sisley. Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (July 3-October 18, 1992); Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France (October 28, 1992-January 31, 1993); Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD (March 14-June 13, 1993).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'New York, Durand-Ruel. Exhibition: Paintings by Sisley (1917), no. 6, St. Mammès.', 'opening_date': '1917-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'New York, Durand-Ruel. Exhibition of Paintings by Alfred Sisley (1921), no. 18, St. Mammès.', 'opening_date': '1921-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'New York, Durand-Ruel. Exhibition of Paintings by Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley (1925), no. 15, St. Mammès.', 'opening_date': '1925-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Gifu (Japan) Museum of Fine Arts; Kamakura, Museum of Modern Art. Paris autour de 1882 (1982-83), no. 89, fig. 89.', 'opening_date': '1982-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art; Fukuoka Art Museum; Nara Prefectural Museum. Retrospective Alfred Sisley (1985), no. 37, 169 (repr.).', 'opening_date': '1985-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': "London, Royal Academy of Arts; Paris, Musée d'Orsay; Baltimore, Walters Art Gallery. Alfred Sisley (1992-93), 42, fig. 36, 206, 208, no. 57 (repr.), 210.", 'opening_date': '1992-01-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Bought from the artist by Durand-Ruel, Paris (stock number 638) on 21 January 1885. Deposited with Joseph Durand-Ruel, 35 Rue de Rome, on 25 February 1885. Bought from Paul Durand-Ruel by Durand-Ruel, Paris (stock number 1442) on 25 August 1891. Sold to Durand-Ruel, New York (stock number 1888). Sold on 10 November 1926 to Lewis B. Williams, New York. Given to the CMA in 1961.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
“Annual Report for 1961.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 49, no. 6 (June 1962): 115–145.
page number: Reproduced: Cover
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151899
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review 1962.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 49, no. 9 (November 1962): 199–227.
page number: Mentioned: p. 225, no. 98
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151915
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 172
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n196
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 217
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n237
Argencourt, Louise d', and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 593-595, Vol. II, no. 208
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Sisley, Alfred. Alfred Sisley: catalogue critique des peintures et des pastels. 2021. 256.
page number: Reproduced; p. 256, no. 668.
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IMAGES
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