Alfred SisleyFrench, 1840–1899Square in Argenteuil
May one see it?
Unknown
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Rue de la Chaussée in Argenteuil or A Square in Argenteuil is an 1872 painting by Alfred Sisley, now in the Musée d'Orsay, where it has hung since 1986. It was left to the French state in 1906 by Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, who had bought it earlier that year from François Depeaux's collection via the art dealer Georges Petit.
Particulars
- Accession number
- RF 1692
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — Alfred Sisley · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Meanwhile, in the life of Alfred Sisley
The whole lifeearly 1870s
Moves with his family to Voisins near Louveciennes
After the Franco-Prussian War, in the early 1870s, Sisley settled with his family in Voisins, next to the town of Louveciennes, west of Paris.
1870
The war destroys his studio in Bougival
Sisley's studio in Bougival was destroyed at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
1870–1871
The war ruins his father: family support ends
The outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War had a calamitous effect on William Sisley's trading business, and the remittances Sisley had lived on came to an abrupt end; his relatives also shunned him because of Eugénie's humble and unmarried status. His finances remained precarious for the rest of his life, dependent on patrons, friends and the sale of his work.
November 1871
Birth and early death of his son Jacques
In November 1871 the Sisleys' second son, Jacques, was born; he died in infancy.
1873
Co-founder of the Joint-Stock Society of Painters
In 1873 Sisley became one of the founders of the Joint-Stock Society of Painters, which many of the Impressionists joined.
1874
Trip to England with his patron Jean-Baptiste Faure
In 1874, after the First Impressionist Exhibition, Sisley travelled to London with his patron, the opera singer Jean-Baptiste Faure. It was the first of his three visits to Britain.
