Banks of the Loing near Saint-Mammès (Bords du Loing, pres Saint-Mammès)

1896

Alfred Sisley

Associated Names
Alfred Sisley

Artist, French, 1839 - 1899

The image shows a riverside scene with a view from the riverbank looking across the water. The horizon is slightly above the center, where the water meets a line of tall trees. The trees create a dark backdrop against the pale sky. The brushstrokes are loose, conveying movement in the water and sky. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. Two figures walk by the river's edge with small boats nearby. In the distance, there is water and tall trees dominating the view. The style is impressionistic with minimal detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24 × 32 cm (9 7/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.270

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 5, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(G. Cramer Oude Kunst, The Hague); Lessing Julius Rosenwald, Philadelphia, PA, purchased 1950; gift to NGA, 1950

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

recto: in stone, at lower left: Sisley 96; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: at lower right, stamped in purple ink: Made in France

Wikidata ID

Q65214226

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