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Alfred Sisley
Wild Flowers, ca 1875
Of the nine known still-life paintings by Sisley, this is the only flower subject. He approached the canvas in a characteritistically Impressionist manner, depicting the play of light on a vase of flowers in front of a window. Unlike his landscapes of the early 1870s, exemplified by The Thames at Hampton Court, also in this collection, where he applied harmonious and tonal color using a broader brushstroke, this painting demonstrates Sisley's later style. The brushstrokes are more vigorous and the artist uses an increasingly varied palette, seen in the bright red and pink tones accentuated by flecks of yellow in the floral arrangement. |