Alfred Sisley and Village on the Banks of the Seine

'Village on the Banks of the Seine' (1872) by Alfred Sisley;
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

It is not so difficult to find a beautiful painting by English Impressionist artist Alfred Sisley, born on 30 October 1839 (in Paris) and died on 29 January 1899. He spent most of his time in France but retained British citizenship. He was one of the least appreciated major Impressionist painters, partly because of his Anglo-French background. Very dedicated to landscape painting, more consistently than any other Impressionist painter, he is considered to be one of the 'purest' Impressionists. He was among the artists whose work was shown during the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. Although the exhibition received negative criticism, he managed to sell 21 of his paintings but for little money. He was the only one of the Impressionists to be recognised for his work áfter his death. I used to like Impressionist painters better when I was younger, but I wasn't really familiar with Sisley's work and quite like his landscapes. The one I chose for this post is absolutely beautiful in colour.