Alfred Sisley painted the village of Port-Marly on the Seine repeatedly in the late 1870s, drawn to its working riverfront of barges, sand piles, and floodwaters. "The Seine at Port-Marly, Piles of Sand" captures the everyday industry of the riverbank — sand dredged from the river and stacked for building — rendered with Impressionist attention to light on water rather than picturesque convention. The Port-Marly paintings, including Sisley's related flood scenes, are counted among his most celebrated works.
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