May Afternoon in By, Near Moret-sur-Loing
1884
About this artwork
This landscape depicts a rural scene near Moret-sur-Loing in the French countryside. Sisley captures the fleeting atmospheric effects of a bright afternoon through his characteristic loose brushwork.
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While the provided metadata indicated 1916 as the date, Alfred Sisley passed away in 1899, making that date impossible. This work is widely recognized by scholars as having been painted in 1884. Sisley was uniquely dedicated to landscape painting, remaining a pure Impressionist throughout his career while his contemporaries often shifted toward different styles.
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May Afternoon in By, Near Moret-sur-Loing
Alfred Sisley, 1884
