Why it matters
Men on a flat-bottomed barge dredge sand from the Seine, the ochre sand contrasting with the turquoise water. Unlike most Impressionists, who showed the river as a place of leisure, Sisley painted it as a workplace.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1875.
- The dredging kept the channel open for barges between Le Havre and Paris.
- Sisley left out the chimney of the town's paper factory.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Seine at Port-Marly, Piles of Sand (CC BY-SA 4.0).
