Alfred Sisley
Poplars on a River Bank
1881
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Unframed: 23 5/8 × 29 in. (60 × 73.7 cm.)
Framed: 31 1/4 × 36 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (79.4 × 92.7 × 10.5 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.296
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, August 3, 1929; Paul Vallotton, Lausanne
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 55. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection", May 12, 1934-October 1, 1934. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
Adelyn Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940", June 6, 1941-September 1, 1941. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 93. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, "Paintings by the Impressionists and Post Impressionists", October 20, 1950-November 19, 1950. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland", November 13, 1951-December 30, 1951, no. 115.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 23, 1953-November 22, 1953. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro,October 21, 1955-November 4, 1955.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, October 28, 1958-November 24, 1958.
Wildenstein, New York, "Sisley", October 27, 1966-December 3, 1966, no. 45. (Exhibited as "La Prairie à By")
Acquavella Galleries, New York, "Four Masters of Impressionism", October 24, 1968-November 30, 1968,no. 23. (Exhibited as "La Prairie a By")
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 52.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Claude Monet: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston", October 13, 1991-January 19, 1992.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993-January 30, 1994.
Eric M. Zafran, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, "Impressionism to Surrealism from The Baltimore Museum of Art", February 8, 2002-April 21, 2002, no. 49.
Sona K. Johnson, BMA, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Christian von Holst and Christofer Conrad, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany, "Claude Monet: Effet de Soleil - Felder im Frühling", May 20, 2006-September 24, 2006, no. 44.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection", May 12, 1934-October 1, 1934. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
Adelyn Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940", June 6, 1941-September 1, 1941. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 93. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, "Paintings by the Impressionists and Post Impressionists", October 20, 1950-November 19, 1950. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland", November 13, 1951-December 30, 1951, no. 115.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 23, 1953-November 22, 1953. (Exhibited as "Landscape")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro,October 21, 1955-November 4, 1955.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, October 28, 1958-November 24, 1958.
Wildenstein, New York, "Sisley", October 27, 1966-December 3, 1966, no. 45. (Exhibited as "La Prairie à By")
Acquavella Galleries, New York, "Four Masters of Impressionism", October 24, 1968-November 30, 1968,no. 23. (Exhibited as "La Prairie a By")
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 52.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Claude Monet: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston", October 13, 1991-January 19, 1992.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993-January 30, 1994.
Eric M. Zafran, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, "Impressionism to Surrealism from The Baltimore Museum of Art", February 8, 2002-April 21, 2002, no. 49.
Sona K. Johnson, BMA, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Christian von Holst and Christofer Conrad, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany, "Claude Monet: Effet de Soleil - Felder im Frühling", May 20, 2006-September 24, 2006, no. 44.
Gustave Geffroy, "Sisley," Paris: Les Éditions G. Crès et Cie, 1927, pl. 35, ill.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, p. 6, no. 55. (Published as "Landscape")
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 26, pl. 9, ill. (Published as "Paysage")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1941, p. 86. (Published as "Landscape")
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 22. (Published as "Landscape")
"Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta, Collectors," "Art News," vol. XLVIII, no. 9, January 1950, p. 40.
"Paintings by the Impressionists and Post Impressionists," Richmond: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1950. (Published as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, "From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1951, pp. 13, 37, no. 115.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, pp. 38, 40, no. 115, ill.
François Daulte, "Alfred Sisley: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint," Lausanne: Éditions Durand-Ruel, 1959, no. 406, ill. (Published as "La Prairie à By")
"Object of the Week," "The Baltimore Sun," February 26, 1961, p. M15, ill.
François Daulte, "Loan Exhibition Sisley," New York: Wildenstein and Company, 1966, no. 45, ill. (Published as "La Prairie à By")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, pp. 17, 26, 69, no. 109, ill.
François Daulte, "Four Masters of Impressionism. For the Benefit of the Lenox Hill Hospital New York," New York: Acquavella Galleries, 1968, no. 23, ill. (Published as "La Prairie a By")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art: A Benefit Exhibition at Wildenstein," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, no. 52.
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 119, 182.
Sona K. Johnston and William R. Johnston, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse," London: Scala Publishers, 2000, p. 32.
Eric M. Zafran, "Impressionism to Surrealism from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum, 2002, pp. 8, 21-22, no. 49, ill.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 92, p. 128, ill. pp. 128-129.
Christian von Holst and Christofer Conrad, "Claude Monet: Fields in Spring," Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2006, pp. 72-73, 158, fig. 44, ill.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, p. 21.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower right, in paint, "Sisley." Verso: The painting is wax lined and there are no visible inscriptions on the verso.
On View at the BMA
