Alfred Sisley: 170 Paintings and Drawings (Painting & Drawings) (Volume 16)
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Alfred Sisley: 170 Paintings and Drawings (Painting & Drawings) (Volume 16) Details
Alfred Sisley was French impressionist landscape painter, founding member of the Impressionist movement. He received an excellent education, even studying English and business in London before returning to Paris in 1862. Sisley took the opportunity to study the works of John Constable and William Turner. However he wasn’t attracted to the business and dedicated to painting. Following 1871, Sisley lived at Moret-sur-Loing and painted splendid small-town landscapes that reveal a wistful, lyrical sensibility. Influenced by his friends Renoir and Monet in his selection of colors, Sisley was less daring than Monet in his use of the "rainbow palette" and closer to the Barbizon School tradition. Among the Impressionists Sisley has been overshadowed by Monet, although his work most resembles that of Camille Pissarro. He concentrated on landscape more consistently than any other Impressionist painter. Sisley produced some 900 oil paintings and about 100 pastels and many other drawings.
Reviews
Nowhere in the description does it tell the buyer that the pictures of the art in this book are totally in black and white, or I should say grays. it is really hard to even tell what some of the pictures actually portray. The paper quality is poor so that makes it even harder to tell much about these hazy gray pictures. If there was a lot of good information, it might partially make up for the lack of color photos but one learns little about Sisley. The author does not even seem to especially care for the works of this artist, repeatedly saying he is not as good as other impressionists. I bought the book because I happen to like Sisley and hoped to see some of works in color. The description even mentions the use of color by impressionists yet does not say that none of the pictures are in color. The cover is the best part of the book. Very disappointing.
