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Source Description
In this panoramic view of the Seine River valley near the town of St.-Germain-en-Laye, Sisley captures the atmosphere and light conditions associated with early spring. On the heights in the distance, he includes the old château that housed the French royal court until 1682, but he also inserts some notes of modernity, including the steam tugs hauling barges on the river and the railroad bridge.Sisley was born in France of English parents. While enrolled in Charles Gleyre's studio in Paris, he and his fellow students, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Frédéric Bazille, began to paint outdoors in the Fontainebleau forest. In 1874, he showed five paintings in the first Impressionist exhibition. Of all the Impressionists, he and Monet would remain the most consistent landscape painters.
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Document identity
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17847
label
The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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17847
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drawing
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normalized
title
The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring
description
In this panoramic view of the Seine River valley near the town of St.-Germain-en-Laye, Sisley captures the atmosphere and light conditions associated with early spring. On the heights in the distance, he includes the old château that housed the French royal court until 1682, but he also inserts some notes of modernity, including the steam tugs hauling barges on the river and the railroad bridge.Sisley was born in France of English parents. While enrolled in Charles Gleyre's studio in Paris, he and his fellow students, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Frédéric Bazille, began to paint outdoors in the Fontainebleau forest. In 1874, he showed five paintings in the first Impressionist exhibition. Of all the Impressionists, he and Monet would remain the most consistent landscape painters.
provenance
Paul Durand-Ruel, 1880, by purchase [from the artist]; J. B. Faure, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Guasco [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Guasco Sale, Georges Petit, Paris, June 11, 1900, no. 67; Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1900, by purchase; E. J. Blair, Baltimore, July 9, 1900, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1875
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
73.6
height
99.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 29 x W: 39 3/16 in. (73.6 x 99.6 cm); Framed H: 42 1/4 x W: 53 3/4 x D: 6 3/4 in. (107.32 x 136.53 x 17.15 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: Sisley; [Date] Lower left: 75; [Sticker] Durand-Ruel's sticker on back: Sisley No. 2646/La Terrasse St./Germain gsss; [Inscription] On crossbar of stretcher in pencil: D.R.N.Y./2360/2646
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oil on canvas
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3351
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