Alfred Sisley Auction Prices and Value Guide

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Artist
Alfred Sisley
Source records
970
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) was a French-born British Impressionist landscape painter recognized as one of the most dedicated practitioners of en plein air painting within the Impressionist movement. Born in Paris to affluent British parents, Sisley studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and in the studio of Charles Gleyre, where he met Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Frédéric Bazille. Unlike his contemporaries, Sisley remained almost exclusively devoted to landscape painting throughout his career, rarely venturing into figurative work. His subjects centered on the countryside around Paris, particularly the Seine and Loing river valleys, Louveciennes, and later the medieval town of Moret-sur-Loing, where he settled and died. He exhibited with the Impressionists but struggled financially for much of his life. Today his work is held by major institutions including the Musée d'Orsay, the National Gallery London, MoMA, and the Tate.

Impressionismoil paintingpastellithographyetchinglandscaperivers and waterways (Seine, Loing, Thames)snow scenes and winter landscapesMoret-sur-Loing and surrounding countryside

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Sisley's oil-on-canvas landscapes, including river views, village scenes, snow-covered fields, and garden subjects. He also produced a smaller body of pastels and a limited number of lithographs and etchings. His most recognizable scenes depict Moret-sur-Loing, the bridge at Argenteuil, flooding at Port-Marly, and the Thames near Hampton Court. Print works exist in various editions and states, and attribution of minor studies should be cross-referenced against the 2021 catalogue critique.

Market and appraisal context

Alfred Sisley maintains an active and well-documented secondary market anchored by major Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and regional European houses including Aguttes, Tajan, Artcurial, Lempertz, and Koller Auctions. Appraisily auction records index 367 lots with 251 carrying realized prices, spanning from late 1991 through May 2026. Price dispersion is wide: the full range runs from $10 (after/attribution prints and posters) to $4,212,500 (major oils), with a median of $461,000 and an interquartile spread of $73,000–$904,000. Authenticated oil paintings of canonical subjects — Moret-sur-Loing, the Seine, and winter landscapes — routinely achieve six- and seven-figure results at Christie's and Sotheby's. Pastels occupy a mid-tier band (e.g., Christie's October 2025: La gare de Moret-sur-Loing pastel at £177,800), while prints, etchings, and reproduction posters trade at the low end ($10–$450). Liquidity is stable, with 19 priced lots in the most recent 12-month window versus 20 in the prior period, indicating no significant contraction in turnover.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • pastel
  • lithography
  • etching

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Sisley's market has historically lagged behind Monet, Renoir, and Pissarro despite his importance within Impressionism
  • Attribution should be verified against the 2021 catalogue critique; some works previously attributed to Sisley have been reassigned
  • Print editions (lithographs, etchings) exist in multiple states and edition sizes, which affects valuation significantly
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Evidence

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Data basis

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