Kathedralgemälde von Alfred Sisley und Claude Monet

 

"Nach einem regnerischen Morgen wurde der Tag sonnig, und wir fuhren nach Moret...Wir sahen Sisley." - Julie Manet, 1893
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    Claude Monet, Serie Kathedrale von Rouen
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Monets Serie der Kathedrale von Rouen gehört zu den berühmtesten Werken der Kunstgeschichte. Mehr als drei Jahre nach ihrer Entstehung Anfang Februar 1892 wurden zwanzig von Monets dreißig Gemälden der Kathedrale in der Galerie Durand-Ruel ausgestellt, und die Ausstellung wurde von den Besuchern im Mai 1895 mit überwältigender Mehrheit als ein Triumph angesehen. Unter den Malern schrieb Camille Pissarro, dass er "von ihrer außergewöhnlichen Geschicklichkeit hingerissen" sei. Cezanne, den [Pissarro] gestern bei Durand-Ruel getroffen hat, ist völlig einverstanden... dies ist das Werk eines ausgeglichenen, aber impulsiven Künstlers, der die nicht greifbaren Nuancen von Effekten verfolgt, die von keinem anderen Maler erreicht werden." (Camille Pissarro an seinen Sohn Lucien, 26. Mai 1895)

Monet war jedoch nicht so zuversichtlich, als er sein Vorhaben im April 1892 fortsetzte. Monet, der für seine Stimmungsschwankungen bekannt war, kehrte mit den ersten Kathedralenbildern nach Giverny zurück und war besorgt, dass es zu weit gehen könnte, das Licht und seine Wirkung auf die Form über alle bisherigen Vorstellungen hinaus zu übertreiben. Doch als er die Bilder den Besuchern präsentierte, reagierten diese mit ehrfürchtigem Staunen, und Monets Zuversicht wuchs. Das überschwängliche Lob des amerikanischen Malers Theodore Robinson entsprach der verblüfften Reaktion, die andere beim Anblick dieser Meisterwerke erlebten: "Sie sind einfach kolossal. Ich glaube, noch nie ist Architektur so gemalt worden, der erstaunlichste Eindruck von der Sache, ein Gefühl von Erhabenheit und Verfall...nirgends eine Linie - und doch ein wunderbares Gefühl von Konstruktion und Solidität. Ist es nicht merkwürdig, dass ein Mann ein solches Material nimmt und es so großartig einsetzt?" (Robinson an J. Alden Weir, Mai 1892)

Könnte Alfred Sisley zu den ersten Kathedralenhelfern gehört haben? Auf jeden Fall. Monet und er waren die engsten Freunde. Sisley war zwar ein privater, stiller Mann, der nur wenige biografische Spuren hinterließ, aber er war auch eine äußerst vertrauenswürdige Quelle und ein Künstler, den Monet sehr respektierte. Tatsächlich bestätigen Berichte aus erster Hand von Sisley und Monets Weggefährten die Verbindung zwischen den beiden Serien. In einem Tagebucheintrag vom 21. September 1893 von Julie Manet (der damals jugendlichen Tochter von Berthe Morisot und Edouard Manets Bruder Eugéne) heißt es: "Nach einem regnerischen Morgen wurde der Tag sonnig, und wir fuhren nach Moret hinaus... Wir sahen Sisley." Ihr Sohn, der Kunsthistoriker Denis Rouart, bestätigt diesen Eintrag und führt weiter aus, dass "Berthe und ihre Tochter... mit den Mallarmés nach Moret fuhren, wo Sisley eine Reihe von Kirchen malte - inspiriert, so dachte Mallarmé, von Monets Serie der Kathedralen." (Denis Rouart, Paris, 1950)

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    (von links): Claude Monet (1887) / Alfred Sisley (1863)
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    (von links): Moret sur Loing, La rue de l'Eglise (alte Postkarte) / Moret sur Loing, l'eglise Norte-Dame (alte Postkarte)
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    (von links): Alfred Sisley, "L'Église de Moret, le Soir, (Die Kirche in Moret, am Abend)", alt auf Leinwand / Heutiges Foto der Eglise Notre-Damer de la Nativite, Moret-sur-Loing

Alfred Sisley hatte sich im November 1889 in Moret-sur-Loing niedergelassen, einem Dorf mit unvergleichlichem Charme zwischen der île-de-France und Burgund am Rande des Waldes von Fontainebleau. Zu seinen attraktivsten Merkmalen gehört die imposante Kirche Norte-Dame im gotischen Stil, die vom Fluss aus die Silhouette dominiert. Von Sisleys bescheidenem Garten aus war der Turm der Kirche ein allgegenwärtiges Merkmal der Skyline.

Im Gegensatz zu Monet, dessen dreißig Ansichten des Portikus der Kathedrale von Rouen auf der Westseite ausschließlich als Untersuchung des Licht- und Schattenspiels auf der Fassade des Gebäudes ausgeführt wurden, versuchte Sisley, den dauerhaften Charakter der Kirche unter den wechselnden Lichtverhältnissen und Stimmungen, die er in seinen Gemälden festhielt, zu bestätigen. Unter den Impressionisten war er derjenige, der am liebsten im Freien arbeitete, ohne sich für Änderungen oder Ausbesserungen in ein Atelier zurückzuziehen. Der stille und zurückgezogene Sisley arbeitete an seinen Kathedralen, wie er es immer getan hatte, alla prima und ausschließlich en plein air, um das wechselnde Aussehen eines Motivs durch eine Reihe von atmosphärischen Veränderungen zu zeigen. Dass er den Werken Titel wie "Im Sonnenschein", "Unter Frost" und "Im Regen" gab und sie 1894 im Salon du Champ-de-Mars als Gruppe ausstellte, deutet darauf hin, dass er sie auch als serielle Interpretationen betrachtete.

Sisley wurde oft für seine sanfte Integrität und seine Fähigkeit, Atmosphäre und Ton wahrheitsgetreu wiederzugeben, gelobt, aber er war auch in der Lage, kraftvoll strukturierte Kompositionen zu schaffen und zeichnete sich durch die Darstellung von Szenen aus ungewöhnlichen Blickwinkeln aus, die seine Kompositionen belebten. Es überrascht nicht, dass L'Église de Moret, le Soir ein hervorragendes Beispiel dafür ist, wie Sisley seine Staffelei vorteilhaft einsetzte. Seine Blickrichtung ist leicht nach oben geneigt, aber eindeutig auf die südwestliche Säulenecke gerichtet. Diese gebündelte Säule unterstreicht die imposante, nach oben gerichtete Ausrichtung des Kirchenmotivs. Die eigentliche Kunst besteht jedoch darin, dass sie als Zentrum fungiert, von dem aus sich zwei Spannungskräfte mit überraschenderweise angemessener Kraft voneinander entfernen. Die Brillanz dieses Gemäldes liegt in der dramatischen Wirkung der abfallenden Perspektive, die durch die schmale Straße (rue de l'Église) auf der linken Seite entsteht, und der verschwommenen Opposition, die ein steinernes Bauwerk von unvorstellbarem Gewicht und unvorstellbarer Masse darstellt; beides sind flächige Aspekte, die perfekt ausgearbeitete, abnehmende Dreipunktperspektiven demonstrieren.

Von dem Dutzend bekannter Ölgemälde, die Sisley von der Kirche von Moret gemalt hat, ist L'Église de Moret, le Soir nicht nur von großzügiger Größe, sondern gehört auch zu den größten Gemälden seines Gesamtwerks. Das Ausmaß dieses Werks zeigt Sisleys Entschlossenheit, eine Hommage zu schaffen, die den Architekten und Erbauern eines Bauwerks, das so uneinnehmbar und entschlossen ist, dass es zur Zeit, als Sisley es malte, noch genauso stand wie im Mittelalter, und das für uns heute so steht, wie es in alle Ewigkeit stehen wird, voll und ganz respektiert. 

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ALFRED SISLEY (1839-1899)

 
Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight. Between Île-de-France and Burgundy and on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest lies the medieval village of Moret-sur-Loing, established in the 12th century. When Alfred Sisley described its character to Monet in a letter dated 31 August 1881 as “a chocolate-box landscape…” he meant it as a memento of enticement; that its keep, the ramparts, the church, the fortified gates, and the ornate facades nestled along the river were, for a painter, a setting of unmatched charm. An ancient church, always the most striking townscape feature along the Seine Valley, would be a presence in Sisley’s townscape views as it was for Corot, and for Monet at Vétheuil. But unlike Monet whose thirty views of Rouen Cathedral were executed so he could trace the play of light and shadow across the cathedral façade and capture the ephemeral nature of moment-to-moment changes of light and atmosphere, Sisley set out to affirm the permanent nature of the church of Notre-Dame at Moret-sur-Loing.  Monet’s sole concern was air and light, and Sisley’s appears to be an homage keepsake. The painting exudes respect for the original architects and builders of a structure so impregnable and resolute, it stood then as it did in those medieval times, and which for us, stands today, as it will, for time immemorial.<br><br>Nevertheless, Sisley strived to show the changing appearance of the motif through a series of atmospheric changes. He gave the works titles such as “In Sunshine”, “Under Frost”, and “In Rain” and exhibited them as a group at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in 1894, factors that suggest he thought of them as serial interpretations. Nevertheless, unlike Monet’s work, l’église de Moret, le Soir reveals that Sisley chose to display the motif within a spatial context that accentuates its compositional attributes — the plunging perspective of the narrow street at left, the strong diagonal recession of the building lines as a counterbalance to the right, and the imposing weight of the stony building above the line of sight.
Die Kirche von Moret, der Nachmittag189431 1/4 x 39 1/2 Zoll.(81,28 x 100,33 cm) Öl-Leinwand
Provenienz
Anwesen Sisley
Verkauf: Vente de l'Atelier Sisley, Galeries Georges Petit Paris, 1. Mai 1899, Los 13
George Viau, Paris
Verkauf: Hôtel Drouot Paris, 20. Februar 1908, Los 37
Sammlung Pearson, Paris (erworben bei der oben genannten Versteigerung)
Versteigerung: Vente Pearson, Galerie Paul Cassirer Berlin, 18. Oktober 1927, Los 65
Privatsammlung
Verkauf: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23. Juni 1928, Los 98
Sammlung Aubert, Paris (erworben bei der oben genannten Versteigerung; möglicherweise Marcel Aubert)
Privatsammlung Galerie Edward Nahem
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...Mehr.....teven Bedowitz, Boca Raton, Florida (erworben 1989)
Privatsammlung, New York
Larry Lacerte, Dallas (erworben im Jahr 1991)
Privatsammlung (erworben 1996)
Ausstellung
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art; Kagawa, Takamatsu Municipal Museum of Art; Hiroshima, Museum of Art und Wakayama, Departmental Museum of Modern Art, Exposition Alfred Sisley, 2000, Nr. 53, illustriert in Farbe pp. 138-139
Literaturhinweise
O. Reuterswaerd, 'Sisley's Cathedrals, A Study of the Church at Moret' in Gazette des Beaux Arts, März 1952, Abb. 1, illustriert S. 194
F. Daulte, Alfred Sisley. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Lausanne, 1959, Nr. 835, schwarz-weiß illustriert
F. Daulte, Sisley. Les Saisons, Paris, 1992, Nr. 41, abgebildet in Farbe S. 73
R. Shone, Sisley, New York, 1992, Abb. 134, farbig illustriert S. 170 (erwähnt S. 164-165)
Brame, S., Sisley, A., Lorenceau, F., & Daulte, O. (2021). Alfred Sisley: Catalogue critique des peintures et des pastels. S. 347 ill. 347, 501
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Zwischen der Île-de-France und Burgund, am Rande des Waldes von Fontainebleau, liegt das mittelalterliche Dorf Moret-sur-Loing, das im 12. Jahrhundert gegründet wurde. Als Alfred Sisley in einem Brief vom 31. August 1881 an Monet den Charakter des Ortes als "eine Schokoladenlandschaft" beschrieb, meinte er damit, dass der Bergfried, die Stadtmauern, die Kirche, die befestigten Tore und die verzierten Fassaden entlang des Flusses für einen Maler eine Kulisse von unvergleichlichem Reiz darstellten. Eine alte Kirche, die immer das auffälligste Merkmal des Stadtbildes im Seine-Tal war, würde in Sisleys Stadtansichten ebenso präsent sein wie bei Corot und bei Monet in Vétheuil. Doch im Gegensatz zu Monet, der dreißig Ansichten der Kathedrale von Rouen schuf, um das Spiel von Licht und Schatten auf der Fassade der Kathedrale nachzuvollziehen und den flüchtigen Charakter der momentanen Veränderungen von Licht und Atmosphäre einzufangen, wollte Sisley den dauerhaften Charakter der Kirche Notre-Dame in Moret-sur-Loing bekräftigen. Monets einziges Anliegen waren Luft und Licht, und Sisleys Gemälde scheint eine Hommage zu sein. Das Gemälde verströmt Respekt vor den ursprünglichen Architekten und Erbauern eines Bauwerks, das so uneinnehmbar und entschlossen war, dass es damals stand wie im Mittelalter, und das für uns heute so steht, wie es für immer stehen wird.

Dennoch bemühte sich Sisley, die wechselnde Erscheinung des Motivs durch eine Reihe von atmosphärischen Veränderungen zu zeigen. Er gab den Werken Titel wie "Im Sonnenschein", "Unter Frost" und "Im Regen" und stellte sie 1894 im Salon du Champ-de-Mars als Gruppe aus, was darauf hindeutet, dass er sie als serielle Interpretationen betrachtete. Im Gegensatz zu Monets Werk l'église de Moret zeigt le Soir jedoch, dass Sisley das Motiv in einem räumlichen Kontext darstellte, der seine kompositorischen Attribute hervorhebt - die abfallende Perspektive der schmalen Straße links, der starke diagonale Rücksprung der Gebäudelinien als Gegengewicht auf der rechten Seite und das imposante Gewicht des steinernen Gebäudes oberhalb der Sichtlinie.
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