Flood at Moret (Inondation à Moret)

Alfred Sisley

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

In the 1870s, the Seine and its tributaries, including the Loing, were flooded several times as a consequence of increased human impact on the environment, particularly as a result of agricultural deforestation. Drawn to the changing conditions of nature, Alfred Sisley painted the boatyard buildings and partly submerged trees on the banks of the Loing, choosing to depict a moment of calm in the flood’s aftermath. To capture the ephemeral conditions, he used sketchy, energetic brushstrokes, even leaving patches of canvas bare around the wispy, windswept trees.

Caption

Alfred Sisley British, active France, 1839–1899. Flood at Moret (Inondation à Moret), 1879. Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (54 x 71.8cm) Frame: 30 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (76.8 x 94.6 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of A. Augustus Healy, 21.54. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 21.54_PS11.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Flood at Moret (Inondation à Moret)

Date

1879

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

21 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (54 x 71.8cm) Frame: 30 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (76.8 x 94.6 x 6.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "Sisley."

Credit Line

Bequest of A. Augustus Healy

Accession Number

21.54

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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