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Description: | Signed: yes Description: This autumnal scene is one of Sisley's finest Impressionist landscapes. It was almost certainly painted in October 1874, shortly after the artist's return to France following a four-month trip to England. The painting shows the small village of Noisy-le-Roi, which lies between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, south-west of Louveciennes and Marly-le-Roi, on the edge of the Forest of Marly. This landscape, made up of unassuming motifs, is a vision of a tranquil rural world. As is typical of Sisley's finest paintings, the artist has subtly and delicately responded to the changing light of the season and to the specific time of the day. He does this by modifying his palette - carefully selecting the colours and tones to be used - and by varying his brushstrokes to help suggest a peaceful, bright, autumn day. In terms of the composition itself, Sisley has chosen to paint the church with its belfry - the focal point of the composition - from an unusual angle. Normally we would expect to be led back, visually, to such a focal point but Sisley blocks this possibility. Two fences, two lines of trees and various long blue shadows, lying parallel to the picture plane, keep us firmly in the foreground of the composition. | Subjects: | landscape; place (Noisy-le-Roi) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Sisley, Alfred (French and British painter, 1839-1899) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8293... | Go to resource |
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