The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne
1872 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions : 19 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (49.5 x 65.4 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr., 1964
Recently built, state-of-the-art bridges, emblematic of modernity, appear in a number of Sisley’s paintings of the 1870s and early 1880s. This close-up, dramatically angled view depicts the cast-iron and stone suspension bridge that was constructed in 1844 to connect the village of Villeneuve-la-Garenne with the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. Sisley enlivened the scene by showing holidaymakers on the Seine and along the riverbank. Flat strokes of high-keyed color convey the fleeting effect of sunlight on the water.
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About this artwork
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne (1872) by Alfred Sisley, oil on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley, 30 October 1839 – 29 January 1899) was an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France, but retained British citizenship. He was the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedication to painting landscape en plein air (i.e., outdoors).
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