Alfred Sisley

Key facts

Full title	The Path to the Old Ferry at By
Artist	Alfred Sisley
Artist dates	1839 - 1899
Date made	1880
Medium and support	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	49.8 × 65.1 cm
Inscription summary	Signed
Acquisition credit	On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Montague Shearman through the Contemporary Art Society 1940
Inventory number	L730
Location	Not on display
Image copyright	On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Montague Shearman through the Contemporary Art Society 1940, © 2000 Tate
Collection	Main Collection

The Path to the Old Ferry at By

Alfred Sisley

The village of By was some four miles north-west of Moret, connected to the village of Veneux by a riverside path (see also 'The Small Meadows in Spring'). Until 1872 a ferry had operated from By to the village of Champagne on the opposite bank of the Seine.

This view across the river was one of several painted by Sisley. The scene is a rural one, but shortly after this picture was painted, Champagne was transformed by the building of an electrical factory and workers' houses.

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The Path to the Old Ferry at By by Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley, 'The Path to the Old Ferry at By', 1880

The Path to the Old Ferry at By

The Path to the Old Ferry at By

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