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- Número de inventário
- 1970.17.82
Entretanto, na vida de Alfred Sisley
A vida inteiraearly 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
