Musée d’Orsay · 1874
The Regatta at Molesey
Alfred Sisley
Sisley paints a lively boat race on the River Thames near Hampton Court in England, filling the scene with small flags snapping in the breeze — a rare moment of English river life captured during a four-month painting trip funded by a wealthy patron.
Why it matters
Sisley paints a lively boat race on the River Thames near Hampton Court in England, filling the scene with small flags snapping in the breeze — a rare moment of English river life captured during a four-month painting trip funded by a wealthy patron.
Look closer
Look at how loosely and quickly Sisley paints the flags and rippling water — he's chasing a fleeting breeze and a moment of movement, not a carefully posed scene.
This painting later belonged to fellow painter and collector Gustave Caillebotte, who left his entire art collection to the French state — which is how many Impressionist masterpieces, including this one, ended up in French museums.
Value context
ELYIO places this work in an indicative editorial context of €6–12 million.
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