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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Color

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will be introduced to color, one of the basic elements of art, through analysis of works of art by Monet, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Class discussion focused on these paintings will help students understand how artists use color to...
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Nelson Atkins Museum of Art: Monet's Water Lilies

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for a 2011 gallery exhibit of a Water Lilies triptych by Claude Monet.
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Columbus Museum of Art: View of Bennecourt

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of the painting View of Bennecourt by Claude Monet. Includes a brief description of the art.
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Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Monet's Garden by the Sea

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A great lesson plan using oil pastels where the student looks at Monet's "Garden at Saint-Adresse," and then creates their own composition focusing on foreground, middleground and background.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th
Online gallery has over 180 paintings by Monet (1840-1926 CE) Includes concise biography.
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Kunstmuseum Basel ( Fine Art Museum of Basel, Switzerland)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the Fine Art Museum in Basel, Switzerland. You can browse through the artworks in the collection online. Among the paintings on exhibit are ones by such renowned artists as Picasso, Gauguin, Monet, and Van Gogh....
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Painting an Impression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Impressionists used new methods of mixing colors based on contemporary scientific writings about optics. This lesson plan explores the theory of optical color mixing, painting the same subject under different conditions of light, and the...
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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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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Manet and the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
An impressive investigation into one artist's lifetime fascination with the sea. Find information on the seascape paintings of French artist Edouard Manet and a gallery of Manet's at-sea and seaside paintings where you can hear and read...
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Send a Postcard

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students develop an understanding of impressionsim by studying works of Claude Monet and then designing and sending their own postcards.
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Web Gallery of Art: The Luncheon (Monet's Garden at Argenteuil)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Luncheon (Monet's Garden at Argenteuil)", created by Claude Monet in 1873 (Oil on canvas, 160 x 201 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Irises in Monet's Garden at Giverny

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Irises in Monet's Garden at Giverny", created by Claude Monet in 1900 (Oil on canvas, 81 x 92 cm).
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Exploring Weather Conditions in Paintings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Enrich your science lesson with watercolors! This lesson plan contains assessment criteria, links to more information, and step-by-step ideas to cultivate your students' knowledge about weather conditions.
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Web Gallery of Art: Camille Monet on the Couch

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Camille Monet on the Couch", created by Claude Monet in 1871 (Oil on canvas, 48 x 75 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Madame Monet and a Friend in the Garden

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Madame Monet and a Friend in the Garden", created by Claude Monet in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 52 x 66 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Jean Monet on His Mechanical Horse

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Jean Monet on His Mechanical Horse", created by Claude Monet in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 59 x 73 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Camille Monet on a Garden Bench

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Camille Monet on a Garden Bench", created by Claude Monet in 1873 (Oil on canvas, 61 x 80 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Monet's Garden at Argenteuil

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Monet's Garden at Argenteuil", created by Claude Monet in 1873 (Oil on canvas, 61 x 82 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Woman With a Parasol Madame Monet and Her Son

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son", created by Claude Monet in 1875 (Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Camille Monet in Japanese Costume (La Japonaise)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Camille Monet in Japanese Costume (La Japonaise)", created by Claude Monet in 1876 (Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Camille Monet on Her Deathbed

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Camille Monet on Her Deathbed", created by Claude Monet in 1879 (Oil on canvas, 90 x 68 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Monet's Garden in Vetheuil

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Monet's Garden in Vetheuil", created by Claude Monet in 1881 (Oil on canvas, 152 x 121 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Road by Saint Simeon Farm in Winter

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Road by Saint-Simeon Farm in Winter", created by Claude Monet in 1867 (Oil on canvas, 49 x 65 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Corner of the Studio

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Corner of the Studio", created by Claude Monet in 1861 (Oil on canvas, 182 x 127 cm).