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Follow the near tree’s bare branches into the sky, then look across to the repeated trunks and their reflections on the opposite bank.
In this 1896 river view, Sisley places a narrow boat and a small standing figure between two groups of trees. The river opens into a pale distance, while repeated upright trunks hold the banks in place. Muted greens and browns connect the water to its wooded surroundings.
Oil on canvas · 46.3 × 55.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Impressionism
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Details and source
- Museum title
- The Loire
- Artist
- Alfred Sisley (British, active in France, 1839–1899)
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 46.3 × 55.3 cm (18 3/16 × 21 3/4 in.); Framed: 68 × 76.9 × 10.2 cm (26 3/4 × 30 1/4 × 4 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Lucille E. and Joseph L. Block
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.