Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley is one of Impressionism‘s most unjustly overlooked artists. This may be because Sisley straddled two different cultures: he was born to English parents in France and divided his time between the two countries. As such, though he worked as one of the key figures in French Impressionism, he remained something of an outsider. Unlike many of his peers, who examined urban life, industrialization, and people, Sisley almost exclusively painted landscapes. What’s more, there is a moodiness and distinct colorism in his works that suggest an influence from earlier periods of English and French art, especially the Barbizon school. As such, Sisley created his own unique brand of Impressionism that foreshadowed many of the new painting styles that would emerge in Europe after the turn of the 20th century. (The Art Story)