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Alfred Sisley Quotes



Quotes by Alfred Sisley - (5 quotes)

Alfred Sisley - From the Communication category:

Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder the sensation which possessed the artist. (Alfred Sisley)

Alfred Sisley - From the Love category:

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love... (Alfred Sisley)

Alfred Sisley - From the Masters category:

To mention only contemporaries, Delacroix, Corot, Millet, Rousseau, Courbet are masters. And finally [I like] all those [painters] who loved and had a strong feeling for nature. (Alfred Sisley)

Alfred Sisley - From the Problems category:

The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting... (Alfred Sisley)

Alfred Sisley - From the Simplicity category:

The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of superfluous detail, the spectator should be led along the road that the artist indicates to him, and from the first be made to notice what the artist has felt. (Alfred Sisley)