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Sisley in England and Wales / Christopher Riopelle and Ann Sumner.

By: Riopelle, ChristopherContributor(s): Sumner, Ann | National Gallery (Great Britain)Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : National Gallery, 2008Description: 64 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9781857094138 (pbk.) :; 1857094131 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Sisley, Alfred, 1839-1899. -- Exhibitions | England -- In art -- Exhibitions | Wales -- In art -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 759.4 Summary: In 1874, after his participation in the first Impressionist Exhibition in Paris, Alfred Sisley enjoyed a summer break in London, where he painted studies of life & leisure along the River Thames. When he returned to Britain in 1897, he toured along the South Wales coastline & painted some of the most free & bold works he ever produced. The biographical background to these paintings is related and the works themselves are reproduced in colour in this lovely book.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.53).

In 1874, after his participation in the first Impressionist Exhibition in Paris, Alfred Sisley enjoyed a summer break in London, where he painted studies of life & leisure along the River Thames. When he returned to Britain in 1897, he toured along the South Wales coastline & painted some of the most free & bold works he ever produced. The biographical background to these paintings is related and the works themselves are reproduced in colour in this lovely book.

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