Alfred Sisley

Key facts

Full title	The Bridge at Sèvres
Artist	Alfred Sisley
Artist dates	1839 - 1899
Date made	about 1877
Medium and support	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	38.1 × 46 cm
Inscription summary	Signed
Acquisition credit	On loan from Tate: Purchased 1927
Inventory number	L729
Location	On loan: Tate Britain Display, Tate Britain, London, UK
Image copyright	On loan from Tate: Purchased 1927, © 2000 Tate
Collection	Main Collection

The Bridge at Sèvres

Alfred Sisley

In the early summer of 1877 Sisley moved to Sèvres, a suburb of Paris which was famous for its porcelain factory. As well as painting the town itself and its quays he also made a number of paintings of the bridge over the Seine. Five of these rapidly painted views are dated 1877, and it is probable that this work was painted at around the same time. The paintings are characterised by a fresh, breezy atmosphere coupled with the portrayal of diverse riverside activities. In this case Sisley has depicted people fishing.

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Alfred Sisley, The Bridge at Sèvres

The Bridge at Sèvres

The Bridge at Sèvres

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