His lifestyle alternated between Parisian socializing at the Café Guerbois with his friends, and relaxing stays in the country where he could devote himself to open-air painting.
Although he was one of the founders of Impressionism, Alfred Sisley (1839 - 1899) remains one of its least known personalities, compared to the international celebrities such as Monet, Renoir, Degas, or Manet. He was never famous during his lifetime. In painting, he only found ecstasy through landscapes, creating masterpieces of this genre with each brush stroke. His lifestyle alternated between Parisian socializing at the Café Guerbois with his friends, and relaxing stays in the country where he could devote himself to open-air painting.