Banks of the Loing — Autumn Effect (Bords du Loing — Effet d'Automne)

Though he was born in Paris and lived most of his life in France, Sisley was of English descent and retained his English citizenship throughout his lifetime. As a young man he was sent to London for four years to train for a business career, and it was perhaps during this period (1857–1860), that he took the opportunity to study the work of the English, Dutch, and Flemish artists in the National G…