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The Cliff at Penarth, evening, low tide

Artist: SISLEY, Alfred (1839 - 1899)

Alfred Sisley was the only major Impressionist artist who came to Wales to paint. He came to marry his long-term partner, Eugénie Lescouezec. By 1897 they were both facing ill health, and travelled to Britain to marry and quietly legitimise their children. The couple spent the summer in south Wales, staying at Penarth and later honeymooning at Langland Bay. In Penarth they stayed with a Mrs Thomas, a coal merchant. In a letter to critic Gustave Geffroy, Sisley said ‘the countryside is pretty and the Roads, with the big ships sailing in and out of Cardiff, is superb’ – though he did complain that the beds were uncomfortable, and the weather too hot! Sisley produced six paintings during his short stay at Penarth, working on several canvases simultaneously, exploring different light and weather effects. This view was painted from the clifftop walk linking Penarth and Lavernock, where just a few months earlier Guglielmo Marconi made history by transmitting the world’s first radio signal. This painting not only shows the Welsh landscape through the eyes of an Impressionist, it is also one of Sisley’s rare surviving seascapes, and is the first of his Welsh views to enter a public collection in Britain.

The Cliff at Penarth, evening, low tide
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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 2695

Creation/Production

SISLEY, Alfred
Role: Creation
Date: 1897

Acquisition

, 30/11/1993
Purchased with support from the Art Fund and the Gibbs Charitable Trust

Measurements

Height: 54.4cm
Width: 65.7cm
h(cm) frame:77.5
w(cm) frame:89.5
d(cm) frame:9.5

Techniques

oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

oil
canvas

Location

Gallery 16

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Comments - (7)

Sara Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Staff
1 March 2017, 09:56

Hi there Jane

You can purchase a print by pressing the 'buy a print' button above.

Best wishes,

Sara
Digital Team

Jane Youde
28 February 2017, 15:33
We were given a print of the Sisley The Cliff at Penarth for our wedding over 20 years ago. Is it still in print as ours is a little faded now?
Sara Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Staff
9 July 2015, 11:30

Hi there Tricia,

Sisley The Cliff at Penarth is currently on display in Gallery 16. We would advise you to check nearer the date you plan to visit. We have a few loans planned out of Gallery 16 so it would be worth making sure - you can contact us here.

Sisley's Storr Rock shows boats in the background, and is currently on tour in the US - it will be back on display in June 2016.

Best

Sara
Digital Team

Sara Huws
9 July 2015, 09:46
Hi Tricia,

Thanks for your enquiry - I'll pass it on to our curators and get back to you as soon as possible,

Sara
Digital Team
tricia slater
8 July 2015, 16:01
Hi - Do you have the Sisley painting showing Penarth pier and an early paddle steamer?
If yes, is it always on view, or available to view? (we're coming to Cardiff in early Sept)
If the painting is not with you, where is it?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Regards,
Tricia.
Amgueddfa Cymru Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Staff
5 November 2008, 15:08
Dear Mrs. Williams, Thank you for your comment, please see the following page of our website for information regarding the purchase of images:
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/picturelibrary/

Thank you for your interest in Amgueddfa Cymru
Mrs. Frances Williams
5 November 2008, 14:59
How may we purchase a print of this picture or similar version.?
Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.

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