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Alfred Sisley
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Born October 30, 1839 • Paris • France
Died January 29, 1899 (aged 59) • France
Movement / Style Impressionism

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Sisley, Alfred: The Boat During the Flood, Port-Marly
Sisley, Alfred: View of the Canal Saint-Martin, Paris
Sisley, Alfred: Regatta at Molesey
Alfred Sisley: Boats on the Canal
Banks of the Seine in Autumn, oil painting by Alfred Sisley; in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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