Flooding in Port-Marly

Date: 1876
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France

The painting depicts a city scene with a river in the foreground and a row of houses on the bank. One house is multi-storeyed with visible inscriptions on the facade. In front of it are bare trees and columns. There are boats moored on the river. The overall atmosphere of the work is that of a quiet winter scene with a sky covered in clouds, suggesting cold weather.

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Sisley painted picture Flooding in Port-Marly in 1876. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Alfred Sisley (1839-1899). French Impressionist landscape artist. In accordance with the impressionist tradition, he fundamentally painted in the open air. Among his famous paintings are a series of paintings around the Thames and near the French town of Moret-sur-Loing. As an early painter, he was influenced by Turner and Constable. His works have some common features with the paintings of Pissarro - they have atmosphere and reflect the charm of the place. Sisley was a master of painting the sky, which is always impressive in his paintings.