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Sisley

American  
[sis-lee, sees-ley] / ˈsɪs li, sisˈleɪ /

noun

  1. Alfred 1839–99, French painter.


Sisley British  
/ ˈsɪslɪ, sislɛ /

noun

  1. Alfred (alfrɛd). 1839–99, French painter, esp of landscapes; one of the originators of impressionism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sisley missed the second attempt, and the clock ran out as Eric Dailey Jr. grabbed the rebound.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2026

Renoir stopped making preparatory studies between 1865 and 1875 when, like his Impressionist colleagues Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Camille Pissarro, he worked directly from the motif, without preliminaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

Tom Sisley, who was 17 when his sister was killed, said the 22-year-old was "the corner pin of our family".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

“We’re not Jews, we’re not Muslims, we’re not Christians,” Sisley said.

From Washington Times Nov. 12, 2023

There is an art show in Brussels, and a Belgian newspaper reported that the canvases people are most excited and curious about are by Paul Cezanne, Alfred Sisley, Auguste Renoir—and Vincent Van Gogh!

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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