Alfred Sisley: Louveciennes

"Louveciennes, above Marly" by Alfred Sisley

"Alfred Sisley and his family lived for several years in Louveciennes, a village west of Paris in the forest of Marly, where they moved during the Franco-Prussian War. In the summer of 1871, from the vantage of a high point in Louveciennes, which was built on a ridge above the rive, Sisley, Renoir and Pissarro had watched Paris burn during the Prussian siege of the city. Now, two years later, the view from Louveciennes down over the forest and riverside town of Marly is peaceful and serence. During his time there, Sisley painted many pictures of the village and the surrounding countryside, in summer and in winter."

To be continued

(Excerpt from "The Life and Works of Sisley" by Janice Anderson.)