Watering Place at Marly
1875
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
39.5 × 56.2 cm (15 7/16 × 22 1/8 in.); Framed: 63.9 × 80.7 × 9.6 cm (25 1/8 × 31 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
37741
Art Historical Context
Alfred Sisley, a leading figure in the Impressionist movement, painted "Watering Place at Marly" in 1875 during a pivotal period for modern art. As a British-born artist who spent most of his career in France, Sisley focused almost exclusively on landscapes, using loose brushwork and vibrant color to capture the changing effects of light and weather. This small-scale oil on canvas reflects the Impressionists' preference for working outdoors to record fleeting moments in nature. The scene portrays a tranquil spot near Paris, where Sisley often painted the countryside around Marly-le-Roi. Creat...
About the Artist
Alfred Sisley · 1839–1899
Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) was a British-born French Impressionist landscape painter who remained the most consistently devoted to pure Impressionist principles throughout his career. Born in Paris to prosperous English parents, he studied at the atelier of Charles Gleyre alongside Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Frédéric Bazille, forming friendships that placed him at the heart of the eme...