Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley (October 30, 1839 – January 29, 1899) was a French impressionist landscape painter.

Sisley was born in Paris to British parents, William Sisley and Felicia Sell.

In the early 1860s studied in the atelier of Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre, where he became acquainted with Frederic Bazille, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Unlike some of his fellow students who suffered financial hardships, Sisley received an allowance from his father.

Sisley's student works are lost. His earliest known work, Lane near a Small Town is believed to have been painted around 1864.

In the late 1860s, he entered into a relationship with Eugenie Lescouezec, with whom he had two children. This relationship continued for over 30 years, ending with her death a few months before Sisley's death in 1899.

Sisley died in Moret-sur-Loing at the age of 59