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Handout
The Wharton Group

Discover France: Henri De Toulouse Lautrec

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from discoverfrance.net features Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the famous postimpressionist painter.
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Cezanne to Picasso (Slideshow of Masterworks)

For Students 9th - 10th
An NPR-produced slideshow set to the music of Claude Debussy showcases dozens of post-impressionist masterworks by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Bonnard, Derain, Degas, and Picasso. The slideshow coincides with an exhibition that opened at...
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Other

Spanish Arts: Goya, Francisco

For Students 9th - 10th
Very thorough collection of paintings by this famous Spanish artist in the Prado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
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Activity
Other

Art Gallery of New South Wales: Create Your Own Impressionist Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Think you can paint like Monet? Choose from four of his paintings and see if you can match his style by copying one of his works with a virtual paint program.
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Article
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: "La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat

For Students 9th - 10th
A short essay on Seurat's famous "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." This essay discusses whether this painting is a statement in anti-impressionism or, in fact, a natural progression of the movement's ideas. Interesting...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the Expressionist movement. It compares and contrasts expressionism and impressionism. The article includes links to information on some of the artists of this era. Also check out the "timeline" link.
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Mark Harden's Artchive

The Artchive: Post Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
An except from "The Bullfinch Guide to Art History," which explains how the term "post-impressionism" was first used and what is meant by it.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Examples of Artworks by American Impressionists

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of American Impressionist paintings appears in thumbnail view. Clicking the image leads to larger images with detailed descriptions.
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Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Sunflowers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan from KinderArt will show students how to use pastels to create a variety of lines and textural effects after the manner of Vincent van Gogh. Students will learn that colors can be subjective as well as objective.
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Pioneering Modern Painting: Cezanne and Pissarro (1865 85)

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition brings together the work of two masters of the early modern period, Cezanne and Pissarro. Compares and contrasts their styles, choices of subject, techniques, and development, with interesting thematic pathways into the...
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Website
Other

An American Tradition: The Pennsylvania Impressionists

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth look into the Pennsylvania Impressionists and their history.
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Article
Other

Notes on the Ethnic Image in Ashcan School Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of whether or not the artists of the Ashcan School helped or hindered the existing stereotypes of their subjects. Interesting information on individual works.
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Handout
Other

A Biography of Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th
This great biographical timeline of Claude Monet's life. Includes images of some of his works as well as the works of those who he referred.
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Website
Other

Mary Cassatt the Complete Works

For Students 9th - 10th
View over 300 of Cassatt's paintings. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite works very easy.
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Website
Other

Musee D'orsay: James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler, Portrait of the Artist's Mother

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the American Impressionist painting "Portrait of the Artist's Mother" by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
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Musee D'orsay: Mary Cassatt, Girl in the Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the American Impressionist painting "Girl in the Garden" by Mary Cassatt.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: The Two Sides of Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Senior Producer Jeffrey Brown 1998 interview with Earl Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art, John Leighton, Director, Van Gogh Museum, Richard Schickel, Time Magazine and others. Brown discusses the artist's intent as...
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Website
Other

Drawing Society of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad discussion of Canadian art over the past 100 years. Describes the different artistic movements, styles, and eras and the artists associated with each. Includes the complete list of members and honourary members of the Drawing...
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Website
Other

Art in Context Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains an image gallery of Impressionist works.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Vincent van Gogh, with a number of art illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Pierre Auguste Renoir

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum biographical essay on Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with a number of examples of his art work. Good images, each with a description of the work.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edgar Degas

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Webmuseum English biographical essay of Edgara Degas, with a number of art illustrations.
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Handout
Other

Into Fine Art: Paul Cezanne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a brief summary on the life of Impressionist Paul Cezanne.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Sisley, Alfred

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of impressionist French painter, Alfred Sisley. Links to fellow impressionist, Edouard Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, Monet, and Bazille. A gallery of his work is included with selected insights. Great links are provided to...

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