This painting is more expressive than the majority of Impressionist works of the period: notice the crooked lines of the tree branches, the vehement dashes with which the grass (left) is rendered. The scene evokes a lost idyllic world.
Specifications
| Title | Un verger au printemps à By |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 72 cm Height 54 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Alfred Sisley
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| Accession number | 2615 (MK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1881 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Een prikkelcollectie (2000) Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) The Collection Enriched (2011) Alles kids (2016) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Around Monet (2013) À la campagne: het Franse licht van Maris tot Monet (2022) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Alfred Sisley
Parijs 1839 - Moret-sur-Loing 1899
Alfred Sisley's father, of British descent, had acquired his wealth in the silk trade. He sent his son to England in 1857 to become an apprentice merchant....
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