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> [I always start a painting with the sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/i-always-start-a-painting-with-the-sky/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

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## More by Alfred Sisley

> [Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/though-the-artist-must-remain-master-of-his-craft-the-surface-at/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

> [ To mention only contemporaries, Delacroix, Corot, Millet, Rousseau, Courbet are masters. And finally \[I like\] all those \[painters\] who loved and had a strong… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/to-mention-only-contemporaries-delacroix-corot-millet-rousseau/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

> [The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/the-animation-of-the-canvas-is-one-of-the-hardest-problems-of-painting/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

> [The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of superfluous detail,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/the-motif-must-always-be-set-down-in-a-simple-way-easily-grasped-and/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

> [I always start a painting with the sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/i-always-start-a-painting-with-the-sky/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

> [Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/every-picture-shows-a-spot-with-which-the-artist-has-fallen-in-love/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

> [I like all those painters who loved and had a strong feeling for nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/i-like-all-those-painters-who-loved-and-had-a-strong-feeling-for/)

[Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/)

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