Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), Après-midi de mai à By, près de Moret-sur-Loing

Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Après-midi de mai à By, près de Moret-sur-Loing
signed ‘Sisley.’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 28 ¾ in. (50.5 x 73.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1882

Provenance

Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist on 10 May 1882.
Catholina Lambert, New Jersey, by whom acquired from the above on 5 April 1888; his sale, American Art Association, New York, 21-24 February 1916, lot 137.
L. Jellinek, New York, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Mr & Mrs Robert J.F. Schwarzenbach, New York, circa 1920.
Robert & Brigitte Schwarzenbach Wooters, New York, a gift from the above in 1941, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, New York, 7 May 2002, lot 20.
Private collection, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.

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