Alfred Sisley - The Watering Place at Marly-le-Roi [c.1875]

Alfred Sisley - The Watering Place at Marly-le-Roi [c.1875], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Sisley lived in Marly-le-Roi, west of Paris, from 1875-77. There he painted numerous pictures of the elegant watering-place, one of the few remains of Louis XIV's summer palace, which was destroyed in 1793. Here it is shown in the winter, its surface almost completely frozen and covered with snow.

Alfred Sisley was born in Paris of British parents. He lived in France, and occasionally visited England. He trained in the studio of Gleyre in Paris, and became a member of the Impressionist group. He mainly painted landscapes.

[Oil on canvas, 49.5 x 65.4 cm]