As Eugène Murer said, Alfred Sisley possessed «the soul and the paintbrush of a poet». His is a painting of clear and luminous colours, of delicate strokes, aimed to capture the effects of the light and the atmosphere in the airy landscapes of the Ile de France, capable of expressing the pure essence of the impressionist movement, to the original principles of which Sisley remained loyal for his whole life.

There are seven chronological-topical sections which scan his art's evolution, which is dedicated to the landscape, and they shed light on the sources of his inspiration: from the history of Sisley's relations with the other impressionists, to the relations of his art with the French landscapist tradition, as well as the English one. Of the latter, his association with his teacher Constable, to whom Sisley, perhaps because of his English roots, is particularly close to.

«Alfred Sisley. Poeta dell'Impressionismo»
organised by Ferrara Arte, from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid and by Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon
Where: Palazzo dei Diamanti - Ferrara - Corso Ercole I d'Este, 21
When: until 19th May 2002
Info: 0532 209988 - 0532 204828
Opening times: every day 9 am to 7 pm
Tickets:  € 7,23, conc. € 6,20 - € 4,13

April.2002

The exhibition (In Italian)
Ferrara (In Italian)
Sisley in Italy
Alfred Sisley