Construction Site at Matrat, Moret sur Loing 1888

"Construction Site at Matrat, Moret sur Loing" is an 1888 oil painting by Alfred Sisley. This Impressionist landscape depicts a construction site by the Loing river near Moret-sur-Loing, France. Sisley captures the beauty of the natural world, focusing on the play of light on the water, the subtle colors of the trees, and the atmospheric quality of the scene. The scene appears to be of a construction site, possibly for building boats, on the banks of the river, with the village of Moret-sur-Loing visible in the distance. This painting demonstrates Sisley's mastery of depicting light and atmosphere, hallmark of his style, and is typical of his later landscapes which often depicted the Loing River in the region around Fontainebleau.