Spring 1876. The Seine broke every record and flooded the whole valley. Sisley happened to live in Port-Marly, one of the towns hit hardest. So he painted it. Day after day, as the water rose and fell, he made 7 paintings of the same flood. All 7 were praised. All 7 were public successes. One sold. Not for much.
That was Sisley's whole career in one sentence.
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