Who painted “Village on the Banks of the Seine”?

“Village on the Banks of the Seine” was painted by Alfred Sisley in 1872. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

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Impressionism: Realism, just before, paints on dark grounds with solid forms; Post-Impressionism, just after, keeps the bright colour but adds firm outlines, built structure or symbolic colour.

Alfred Sisley (30 October 1839 – 29 January 1899) was an Impressionist landscape painter, born in Paris to British expatriate parents. Wikipedia

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“Small Meadows in Spring - By”, 1880
“Frosty Morning in Louveciennes”, 1873
“The Outskirts of the Fontainebleau Forest”, 1885
“Riverbank at Saint-Mammès”, 1884
“The Seine at Port-Marly, Piles of Sand”, 1875
“Windy Day at Veneux”, 1882
“Flooding at Port-Marly”, 1876
“The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring”, 1875