Apple Trees in Flower
Artist
Alfred Sisley
(French, 1839-1899)
CultureFrench
Date1880
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions25 1/4 × 31 3/4 in. (64.1 × 80.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 36 × 41 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (91.4 × 106 × 9.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 36 × 41 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (91.4 × 106 × 9.2 cm)
InscribedSigned lower left: "Sisley"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.412
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 102
Label TextAlfred Sisley French, 1839–1899 Apple Trees in Flower, 1880 Oil on canvas The brief period that thisa pple orchard stood in blossom provided the French Impressionist painter Alfred Sisley with one of the most spectacular sights in the country. He lived in a rural area outside Paris, partly to save money. Sisley painted only landscapes, and maintained his clear, brilliant style and rapid Impressionist technique throughout his career. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.412 ProvenanceThe artist, until 1882; Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1882-1893; H. Vever, Paris; Vever sale, Georges Petit, Paris, Feb. 1-2, 1897; Berhend, Paris; Alfred Daber, Paris; Wildenstein and Co., Paris and New York; private collection, Switzerland; M. Knoedler and Co., New York; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, 1977. Exhibition History"Exposition d'oeuvres d'Alfred Sisley," Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, May 14 - June 7, 1917. "French Paintings from The Chrysler Museum", North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, May 31 - September 14, 1986; Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, November 6, 1986 - January 18, 1987. (Exhib. cat. no. 37). "A Revolution in Paint," North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, September 17, 2006 - February 11, 2007. "Upstairs/Downstairs: Masterpieces from the Chrylser Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 10 - December 30, 2012. "The Agrarian Ideal: Monet, van Gogh, Homer," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 7, 2016 - January 8, 2017.Published ReferencesGeorge Besson. _Sisley_. Paris: Braun. 1946. Plate 43. François Daulte. _Alfred Sisley_. Lausanne. 1959. No. 355. Chrysler Museum. _Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Chrysler Museum_. Norfolk, VA: Chrysler Museum of Art. 1982: 62. Jefferson C. Harrison. _French Paintings from the Chrysler Museum_. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1986, No. 37, 73-74; Color Plate 37, 131. Jefferson C. Harrison. _The Chrysler Museum Handbook of the European and American Collections: Selected Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings_. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1991, No. 111, 140; Color ill. 140. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 46, fig. 44. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1
