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Alfred Sisley
The Watering Pond at Marly with Hoarfrost, 1876
Sisley lived in Marly-le-Roi, approximately nine miles outside Paris, from 1875 to 1877. He painted twelve views of the watering pond there -- a remnant of the 17th-century system of aqueducts, pools, and fountains that provided the landscape setting for the Chateau de Marly, the country retreat of Louis XIV. By the time Sisley moved to Marly, the chateau had been demolished, and the pond functioned as a place for washing clothes and watering horses,. Sisley's interest in varying light and weather conditions and in the ordinary activities of daily life is characteristic of the Impressionists. Sisley remained true to Impressionist ideals throughout his career despite his failure to attain the economic success of his peers. |