Flood at Port-Marly (Full)

1872 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: Alfred Sisley (1839–1899)
Year: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 46.4 × 61 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Impressionism

The Seine has spilled into the streets of Port-Marly, a village west of Paris, and small boats cross where the road should be, trees rising straight out of the water. Two women chat outside a wine merchant's shop as if nothing were wrong, and the still water mirrors an overcast sky. Sisley travelled to Port-Marly in December 1872 and painted four pictures of the flood, treating a disaster with the same calm attention he gave any riverside view; he returned to the subject in a second, better-known group in 1876. The canvas is signed and dated 1872 at the lower left. It belonged to the vicomte de Curel in Paris and descended in his family until 1961, when Paul Mellon bought it; he gave it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1985.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; 16×12 and 24×18 and 32×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Flood at Port-Marly in the public domain?

Yes. Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Flood at Port-Marly painted, and in what medium?

Flood at Port-Marly dates from 1872 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 46.4 × 61 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Flood at Port-Marly (Alfred Sisley) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. Flood at Port-Marly · Alfred Sisley · 1872. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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