A wide river cuts through a loosely painted, sunlit landscape in this almost square painting. Short strokes of baby and sea blue with touches of white create ripples on the surface on the river, which runs from the lower right corner to the left edge of the canvas. The horizon comes about a third of the way up the composition and is lined with low hills painted in tones of cobalt blue and grass green. We are on or slightly over the left bank of the river, which is painted in strokes of pale peach, pink, and green. A white path running along the top of the bank curves away from us. People,…
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The Banks of the Oise

Alfred Sisley (French, 1839 - 1899)

1877/1878

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 54.3 x 64.7 cm (21 3/8 x 25 1/2 in.) ; framed: 76.5 x 87.1 cm (30 1/8 x 34 5/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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