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View of Saint-Mammès
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This is one of nearly fifty views that Sisley painted around Saint-Mammès where the Canal du Loing meets the River Seine about forty miles southeast of Paris. The canal was part of a network of waterways constructed in the 18th century to link the cities of Lyon and Paris -- part of an earlier phase of the industrialization of France, that began to be eclipsed by the railways around the time Sisley was painting. In this work the artist uses rough brushstrokes and vibrant colors to suggest light bouncing off the river and filtering though the grasses at the water’s edge. Although a painting like this might take a long time to produce and require much preparation, the overall effect is that Sisley has spontaneously captured the view in front of him.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Durand-Ruel, Paris; William Van Horne, Montreal, May 6, 1892, by purchase; Durand-Ruel, New York, April 15, 1893, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, January 12, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2017 | Alfred Sisley (1839-1899): Impressionist Master. The Bruce Museum, Greenwich; Caumont Centre d'Art, Aix-en-Provence. |
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2010-2011 | 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin. |
| 2007-2008 | Inspiring Impressionism. High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Denver Art Museum, Denver; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. |
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 2000-2002 | Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach; Dayton Art Institute, Dayton; Royal Academy of Arts, London; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992-1993 | Alfred Sisley: Master Impressionist. Royal Academy of Arts, London; Musee D'Orsay, Paris; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1990 | Illuminations: Images of Landscape in France, 1855-1885. The Heckscher Museum, Huntington; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis. |
| 1989-1990 | Discerning Tastes: Montreal Collectors 1880-1920. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal. |
| 1981-1982 | New Light on Old Pictures: Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/5/1951 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for condition |
| 10/25/1951 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 2/14/1961 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired; coated |
| 6/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 2/21/1979 | Treatment | other |
Measurements
H: 21 1/2 × W: 29 1/8 in. (54.61 × 73.98 cm); Framed: H: 31 9/16 x W: 39 x D: 5 1/8 in. (80.17 x 99.06 x 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.355