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| 2023-05-08 207 Mooring Lines, the effect of Snow at Saint-Cloud (~1879); Alfred Sisley, Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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In this scene, Sisley successfully captures diffused sunlight on an iced-over river during a cold afternoon. . The winter of 1879 was harsh in Paris and the surrounding suburbs. The multiple snowstorms, frozen fivers, and low temperatures created fascinating atmospheric effects. But for an artist like Sisley, who loved to paint outdoors, the bitter weather must have been difficult to withstand. The thin application of paint on this canvas suggests the artist was working quickly. |