French Impressionism Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

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Alex: Oral Presentations on French Impressionism

For Teachers 9th - 10th

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.

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Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th

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.

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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edouard Manet

For Students 9th - 10th

ibiblio.org provides a short biography of French impressionist painter Manet, the impact of his work, and many samples of his paintings.

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ArtQuizz

Art Quizz: Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th

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...

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Art Institute of Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th

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,...

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Musee D'orsay: Works in Focus: Edgar Degas: In a Cafe

For Students 9th - 10th

Analysis of French impressionist painting In a Cafe by Edgar Degas (also known as Absinthe).

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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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Fondation Beyeler: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th

This exhibition takes a look at how Claude Monet, the "father of Impressionism," influenced the work of future artists, including today's digital impressionists. It includes a lengthy chronology of Monet's life and many examples of his...

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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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Pierre Auguste Renoir the Complete Works

For Students 9th - 10th

View over 1000 of Renoir'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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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th

A biography from the Getty 's Explore Art site. The site also includes four images of paintings by Monet from the Getty's collection, with information about technique, setting, and other details.

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Claude Monet's: Works of Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th

View 85 representational works of the artist. Each painting is titled and dated, and is supplemented with either a description or a quote from the artist. Written in both English and French (available from homepage).

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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Edgar Degas

For Students 9th - 10th

Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links to museum sites and archives where images of Degas's work can be viewed. The museum sites, especially, often include curatorial commentaries about exhibited works to aid understanding...

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Welcome to Claude Monet's Giverny

For Students 9th - 10th

This site from Giverny, Monet's home, has an extensive collection of 85 artworks, photographs of the garden, exhibit information, a biography, quotations, and books. Monet's autobiography was originally published in 1900 in a French...

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