Alfred Sisley Quotes | Famous Quotations About Art & Artists
Who was Alfred Sisley?
Alfred Sisley was an impressionist landscape artist who was born in France to British parents, at the age of 18, he traveled to London to pursue a career in business but left it 4 years later knowing that his one true passion was art.
Alfred Sisley Famous Quotations
Alfred Sisley Quotes About Art
“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
“Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.” ― Alfred Sisley
“The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting.” ― Alfred Sisley “I always start a painting with the sky.” ― Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley Quotes About Artists
“The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the…