The Beach at Saint-Mammès
- Date
- 1884
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- depicts
- Moret-sur-Loing, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 218
- Dimensions
- 20 3/8 × 24 1/2 in. (51.8 × 62.2 cm)
framed: 28 3/4 in. × 32 3/4 in. × 3 in. (73 × 83.2 × 7.6 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 224:1916
NOTES
Alfred Sisley painted a view of barges and rowboats tied up along the sandy riverbank of the Seine some 40 miles to the southeast of Paris. Sisley, whose name reflects his English parentage, often represented the industrial traffic along France’s extensive network of rivers and canals. This work features a strong diagonal from the left foreground to right middle ground defined by the river’s edge. The artist’s lively brushwork and luminous blues, particularly on the sparkling water surface, animate the scene.
Provenance
1886 - 1916
Durand-Ruel Galleries (Paul Durand-Ruel), Paris, France; New York, NY, USA, purchased from the artist [1]
1916 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Durand-Ruel Galleries [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the Sisley catalogue raisonné, the artist's dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, purchased the painting from Alfred Sisley in 1886 [Daulte, François. "Alfred Sisley: Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre peint." Lausanne: Éditions Durand-Ruel, 1959, cat. 516]. The catalogue for an 1899 exhibition at Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York lists a painting which is likely this very work ["Works of Alfred Sisley." New York: Durand-Ruel Galleries, February 27 - March 15, 1899, no. 12 "La Seine à Moret"].
[2] Per statement from Durand-Ruel Galleries dated October 25, 1916 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, October 20, 1916.
Durand-Ruel Galleries (Paul Durand-Ruel), Paris, France; New York, NY, USA, purchased from the artist [1]
1916 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Durand-Ruel Galleries [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the Sisley catalogue raisonné, the artist's dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, purchased the painting from Alfred Sisley in 1886 [Daulte, François. "Alfred Sisley: Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre peint." Lausanne: Éditions Durand-Ruel, 1959, cat. 516]. The catalogue for an 1899 exhibition at Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York lists a painting which is likely this very work ["Works of Alfred Sisley." New York: Durand-Ruel Galleries, February 27 - March 15, 1899, no. 12 "La Seine à Moret"].
[2] Per statement from Durand-Ruel Galleries dated October 25, 1916 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, October 20, 1916.
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