Curated OER
Monet and Impressionism
Monet is a great artist to study and impressionism is a wonderful art style to practice. Learners read about Monet then attempt to use impressionist painting techniques. Book and image links are included.
Curated OER
Realistic Impressions: Investigating Movements in the Visual Arts
You and your high school class can examine the idea of artistic movements with this lesson. Explore various websites, compare/contrast paintings, after which the assignments are to complete a chart, and write an essay.
Curated OER
NGA Kids Inside Scoop Spring 2007
Students become familiar with the work of Claude Monet and his garden paintings. In this Monet lesson, students compare the garden works of Claude Monet. Students examine pictures for the colors in his paintings. Students complete a...
Memorial Art Gallery
Art Alive! - Towing a Boat, Honfleur
Color, light and shadow, the placement and size of objects. These are some of the tools artists used to tell their stories. Model for learners how to read a painting by closely examining these features. The richly detailed packet...
Curated OER
What's Your Impression?
Students paint landscapes. In this Impressionism lesson, students explore the history behind the Impressionist Movement in art and paint their own impressionist piece inspired by a nearby landscape.
Curated OER
Revolutions in the Arts: 1800s
The 1800s were a time of great change in the worlds of art, literature, and music. This presentation covers major works and artists that exemplify the Romantic, Realist, and Impressionist movements. Why not make this presentation a...
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension 4: Level 7
Make an impression with a reading comprehension assessment based on Claude Monet. After reading a short biographical paragraph about the famous French painter, readers demonstrate their comprehension skills by drawing inferences,...
Concordia University Chicago
Tahitian Landscape by Paul Gauguin
Get ready to explore the piece Tahitian Landscape with your seventh graders. They discuss the primitive style, bright colors, and impressionism found in the work, as well as biographical information regarding Gauguin's life. There are...
Curated OER
A Journey Through France
Fourth graders examine France and its culture. They create a passport, convert collars to francs, listen to French music, research Impressionism and Monet, and compare/contrast the French version of Cinderella.
Curated OER
Art Exposes
Students view examples of art forms of specific artists. They choose one artist from the country they are studying and present information along with a slide show. Studenys create their own work of art in the style of their chosen...
Curated OER
Painters, the Salon, and Critics, 1848-1870
Students study the Beaux-Arts System. In this art history lesson, students explore French art between the years of 1848-1870. This lesson was written to accompany a field trip to the Musee d'Orsay.
Curated OER
STAINED GLASS IMPRESSIONISTIC LANDSCAPE GREETING CARD
Students research the history of stained glass and Mother's Day. They practice mixing colors related to the artistic style of impressionism.Students also research the concept of landscape and how the impressionist artists used them.
Curated OER
Paul Gauguin Art: Opposite Colour Masterpieces
Students discover new art techniques by examining the work of Paul Gauguin and his use of opposite colors. In this art analysis instructional activity, students investigate the different perspectives and colors used in classic post...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Oral Presentations on French Impressionism
Students research and present an artist from the period of French Impressionism. Presentations include a biography and examples of the artist's work. After the presentations, students produce sidewalk chalk paintings.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Impressionism
This article speaks of the development of impressionism. This article discusses the founders of impressionism, how the 1870 war had an effect on art, as well as public opinion about the movement. Includes French translation.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Georges Seurat (1859 1891) and Neo Impressionism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Georges Seurat (1859-1891) and Neo-Impressionism. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Impressionism
This site disucusses France's impressionist painting movement, with some examples.
Other
Claude Monet
Learn about the life of Claude Monet. See all the main canvases the master of Impressionism created. Tour the museums where the original Monet masterpieces are on display.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Sisley, Alfred
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...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edouard Manet
ibiblio.org provides a short biography of French impressionist painter Manet, the impact of his work, and many samples of his paintings.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Paul Cezanne
This website is an interesting biography on Paul Cezanne, the French painter whose works evolved from one style into another. Links to related sites included.
ArtQuizz
Art Quizz: Impressionism
A quiz on the Impressionist art movement. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way to incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. The homepage provides...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
Other
Musee D'orsay: Berthe Morisot, the Cradle
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the French Impressionist painting "The Cradle" by Berthe Morisot.