Sisley painting rediscovered that remained with a French family for a full 130 years

A painting by Impressionist Alfred Sisley has been sitting in the home of a family in the department of Ain for about 130 years, and now, on Oct. 3, it will go up for auction in Bourg-en-Bresse at an estimate of between 200,000 and 300,000 euros.

The painting, signed but not yet authenticated, was discovered by the auctioneer during an inheritance.

Dated 1892, the work in perfect condition features a view of Rue des Fossées in Moret-sur-Loing, where the painter lived. In addition to the landscape, some human figures are present, an unusual fact for the painter.

According to an expert on the artist, Marc Ottavi, “the owners are descendants of Alfred Ernst, an art and music critic who was related to Charles Cottet, a painter who exhibited with Sisley in 1890.” He added, “This painting, which could have been purchased by Ernst, has been in that family for 130 years.”

The work will be included in the new edition of François Daulte’s Catalogue raisonné of Sisley’s work, which will be published soon.

Sisley painting rediscovered that remained with a French family for a full 130 years

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