Sisley


Alfred
[al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1839–99, French painter.
Contemporary Examples

In the next seven days, Flores-Williams will be filing an administrative appeal to have Sisley reinstated.
Why Did America’s Only Pot Researcher Suddenly Get Fired? Abby Haglage July 9, 2014

The first time Dr. Sisley listened to a veteran with PTSD describe self-medicating with weed, she ignored him.
Why Did America’s Only Pot Researcher Suddenly Get Fired? Abby Haglage July 9, 2014

Requests from Sisley for a location to conduct the study were continually tabled.
Why Did America’s Only Pot Researcher Suddenly Get Fired? Abby Haglage July 9, 2014

“[Biggs] was concerned and upset that I was somehow engaging in political activity,” says Sisley.
Why Did America’s Only Pot Researcher Suddenly Get Fired? Abby Haglage July 9, 2014

When months went by, then years, Sisley assumed her request would be stuck permanently in the HHS review process.
Why Did America’s Only Pot Researcher Suddenly Get Fired? Abby Haglage July 9, 2014

Historical Examples

This is not wholly true; but it is certain that Guillaumin and Sisley are greatly indebted to his clarity of reason.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning Willard Huntington Wright

Sisley was the last of the original five to adopt Impressionistic methods.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning Willard Huntington Wright

Both were buried in the same grave in Sisley Grove cemetery.
History of Linn County Iowa Luther A. Brewer

His colour, by its liberality of application, counts more forcibly than that of Pissarro, Monet or Sisley.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning Willard Huntington Wright

Men like Pissarro and Sisley were not forgetting Courbet and his admirable knowledge of reality.
Adventures in the Arts Marsden Hartley

noun
Alfred (alfrɛd). 1839–99, French painter, esp of landscapes; one of the originators of impressionism

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