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British/French, 1839–1899

Alfred Sisley

349results on record
89%sell-through
$693,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$9,060,165record in our coverage

Drawn from 349 recorded results (338 sold · 11 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$540K$1.1M$1.6M1998: $315K median, 6 sold1999: $420K median, 15 sold2000: $402K median, 7 sold2001: $478K median, 5 sold2002: $612K median, 4 sold2003: $310K median, 3 sold2004: $839K median, 14 sold2005: $559K median, 18 sold2006: $780K median, 16 sold2007: $1.3M median, 18 sold2008: $882K median, 25 sold2009: $1.2M median, 9 sold2010: $413K median, 9 sold2011: $1.4M median, 3 sold2012: $759K median, 12 sold2013: $965K median, 13 sold2014: $191K median, 20 sold2015: $1.2M median, 19 sold2016: $636K median, 9 sold2017: $545K median, 12 sold2018: $788K median, 20 sold2019: $990K median, 11 sold2020: $917K median, 3 sold2021: $804K median, 8 sold2022: $605K median, 18 sold2023: $340K median, 11 sold2024: $716K median, 14 sold2025: $657K median, 11 sold2026: $673K median, 4 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$693K$125$9.1M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 129 93% $743,622
works on paper 20 100% $61,088
other 7 67% $927,250
ceramics & design 5 100% $656,918
prints 5 100% $7,412

Medium is recorded for 166 of 349 results (48%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pablo Picasso Alfred Sisley Pablo Picasso

$385K$770K$1.2M1998: $7.6K median1999: $9.0K median2000: $5.0K median2001: $6.8K median2002: $6.0K median2003: $6.0K median2004: $10K median2005: $10K median2006: $9.6K median2007: $14K median2008: $12K median2009: $13K median2010: $21K median2011: $14K median2012: $11K median2013: $13K median2014: $12K median2015: $15K median2016: $13K median2017: $12K median2018: $13K median2019: $15K median2020: $9.4K median2021: $11K median2022: $8.2K median2023: $7.6K median2024: $8.8K median2025: $10K median2026: $9.4K median1998: $315K median1999: $420K median2000: $402K median2001: $478K median2002: $612K median2003: $310K median2004: $839K median2005: $559K median2006: $780K median2007: $1.3M median2008: $882K median2009: $1.2M median2010: $413K median2011: $1.4M median2012: $759K median2013: $965K median2014: $191K median2015: $1.2M median2016: $636K median2017: $545K median2018: $788K median2019: $990K median2020: $917K median2021: $804K median2022: $605K median2023: $340K median2024: $716K median2025: $657K median2026: $673K median19982005201220192026
MetricAlfred SisleyPablo Picasso
Median result$693,000$10,507
Record price $9,060,165 $179,365,000
Results on record34929,706
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Pablo PicassoPierre-auguste RenoirMarc ChagallHenri Matisse

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

78/ 100
  • Sell-through89%
  • Meets estimate54%
  • Market depth349 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 194 87% $738,456 0.83×
Christie's 146 93% $666,287
Bonhams 5 80% $500,653 0.85×
Freeman's | Hindman 2 100% $47,910 0.91×
Phillips 1 100% $387,000
Artcurial 1 $1,291,785 0.63×
Heritage Auctions 1 100% $11,875

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 432 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 11 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2023·02 Pont de Villeneuve-La-Garenne $400–$500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Pont de Villeneuve-La-Garenne $400–$500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
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2022·12 Les Meules $300–$400 Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Printemps au bord du Loing - circa 1881 Huile sur toile $1,153,900–$2,307,800 Artcurial
2022·11 Le village des Sablons, près de Veneux-Nadon oil on canvas $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2022·11 Garde-champêtre dans la forêt de Fontainebleau oil on canvas $300,000–$500,000 Christie's
2022·11 Matinée d'octobre près de Port-Marly oil on canvas $400,000–$600,000 Christie's
2022·11 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·11 Pont de Villeneuve-La-Garenne $400–$500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·11 Péniches sur la Seine près de Saint-Cloud, effet d’automne $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2022·11 Le Coup de vent, matin de mai $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2022·11 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Moret-sur-Loing au soleil couchant oil on canvas $800,000–$1,200,000 Christie's
2022·08 Pont de Villeneuve-La-Garenne $400–$500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·08 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·08 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·06 L'inondation, effet du matin sur le Loing $674,165–$943,830 Sotheby's
2022·06 Bateaux en réparation à Saint-Mammès, canal du Loing $269,666–$404,499 Sotheby's
2022·06 Pont de Villeneuve-La-Garenne $400–$500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·06 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·05 La Plaine de Veneux-Nadon, vue des Sablons $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2022·05 Un Chemin à Louveciennes $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2022·05 Le pont du chemin de fer oil on canvas $500,000–$700,000 Christie's
2022·05 Femme et enfant sur le chemin des près, Sèvres oil on canvas $400,000–$600,000 Christie's
2022·05 La Seine à Saint-Mammès , c. 1886-90 pastel on paper $50,000–$70,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·05 Pont de Villeneuve-La-Garenne $400–$500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·05 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·04 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·03 Le Barrage du canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès huile sur toile $519,255–$750,035 Christie's
2022·03 Tournant du Loing $461,560–$692,340 Sotheby's
2022·03 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·03 La Seine au Pont de Sèvres, Billancourt $242,699–$337,082 Sotheby's
2022·03 Le barrage, canal du Loing à Saint-Mammès $539,332–$808,997 Sotheby's
2022·02 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Paysage $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Hiver à Marly, effet de neige $403,865–$634,645 Sotheby's
2021·12 Bords du Loing, effet du matin $692,340–$923,120 Sotheby's
2021·12 Vue de village oil on canvas $407,928–$662,883 Christie's
2021·11 Jour de brouillard sur la Seine, Saint-Mammès $1,500,000–$2,500,000 Sotheby's
2021·11 Les moulins de Moret–Hiver oil on canvas $700,000–$1,000,000 Christie's
2021·11 La Seine à Argenteuil oil on canvas $2,000,000–$3,000,000 Christie's
2021·11 Pierre Sisley lisant $5,000–$7,000 Bonhams
2021·11 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·09 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·09 Les Meules $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·09 Bords du Loing pres Moret $600–$900 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·06 Bord du Loing $471,915–$606,748 Sotheby's
2021·05 Lavandières près de Champagne $700,000–$1,000,000 Sotheby's
2021·05 Bougival $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2021·05 Port-Marly avant l’inondation $600,000–$800,000 Sotheby's
2021·03 Le chantier de Matrat à Moret sur Loing $741,581–$1,011,247 Bonhams
2021·03 La route de Veneux oil on canvas $1,617,995–$2,426,992 Christie's
2020·11 cabanes au bord du canal du loing, effet de soleil $600,000–$800,000 Sotheby's
2020·02 Soleil d’hiver à Veneux-Nadon oil on canvas $471,915–$606,748 Christie's
2020·02 Après-midi de mai à By, près de Moret-sur-Loing oil on canvas $876,414–$1,213,496 Christie's
2019·11 la seine au bas-meudon $600,000–$800,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 l’inondation à port-marly, route de saint-germain $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 canal du loing à saint-mammès $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2019·10 (i) enfant assis(ii) lavandières(iii) femme assise de dos $34,617–$46,156 Sotheby's
2019·06 les bords du loing à moret $1,348,329–$2,022,494 Sotheby's
2019·06 Sketchbook Containing 22 Drawings coloured crayon and pencil on paper $33,708–$47,192 Christie's
2019·05 les bords du loing à saint-mammès $800,000–$1,200,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 les hautes eaux à moret-sur-loing $1,200,000–$1,800,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 Le Loing à Saint-Mammès oil on canvas $400,000–$600,000 Christie's
2019·05 Péniches sur le Loing 13 x 16 in (33.5 x 41.5 cm) $500,000–$700,000 upcoming Bonhams
2019·05 L'allée des peupliers au bord du Loing oil on canvas $1,500,000–$2,500,000 Christie's
2019·03 La Seine à Bougival huile sur toile $692,340–$1,038,510 Christie's
2018·11 confluent de la seine et du loing $1,800,000–$2,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 la seine au point du jour $700,000–$1,000,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 les noyers, effet de soleil couchant—premiers jours d'octobre $1,500,000–$2,000,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 le barrage de la machine à marly $350,000–$450,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 Printemps à Veneux-Nadon oil on canvas $900,000–$1,200,000 Christie's
2018·11 Langland Bay oil on canvas $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Christie's
2018·10 bords de rivière (les oies) (delteil 6) $5,000–$6,000 Sotheby's
2018·06 Vieille chaumière aux Sablons $539,332–$808,997 Sotheby's
2018·06 Les lilas dans mon jardin $674,165–$943,830 Sotheby's
2018·05 L'Orvanne et le canal du Loing en hiver $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Bords de la Seine à la Roche-Guyon $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Les peupliers à Moret-sur-Loing, après midi d’août oil on canvas $2,000,000–$3,000,000 Christie's
2018·03 Paysage aux environs de Moret huile sur toile $69,234–$92,312 Christie's
2018·03 La Seine à Bougival huile sur toile $519,255–$692,340 Christie's
2018·03 bougival $471,915–$606,748 Sotheby's
2018·02 Étude de péniches sur le Loing coloured crayon and pencil on paper $20,225–$33,708 Christie's
2018·02 Paysage au tas de bois oil on canvas $471,915–$741,581 Christie's
2018·02 bourse d'affrètement de la batellerie, saint-mammès or maisons au bord du loing $539,332–$808,997 Sotheby's
2018·02 la vieille église de moret, le matin au soleil $943,830–$1,213,496 Sotheby's
2018·02 Moret au coucher du soleil, octobre oil on canvas $3,370,823–$4,719,152 Christie's
2017·12 Etude de quatre oies Crayon and pencil on paper laid on card Heritage Auctions
2017·11 Paysage de printemps, chemin aux environs de Moret-sur-Loing $700,000–$1,000,000 Sotheby's
2017·11 Coucher de soleil, la route de Versailles à Chavilles $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2017·06 Route à Louveciennes - le matin oil on canvas $337,082–$471,915 Christie's
2017·06 La berge à Saint-Mammès oil on canvas $943,830–$1,348,329 Christie's
2017·06 Saint-Mammès $337,082–$471,915 Sotheby's
2017·05 Les Oies $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2017·05 Gardeuse d'oies aux Sablons $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2017·05 Moret-sur-Loing $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's

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