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American Impressionist Selections

For Students 9th - 10th
A great list provided of American Impressionist artists and their exhibits. A visual site of artist's paintings of impressionism style.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Monet's Magic [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders will learn about the impressionistic painter, Claude Monet. Students will learn how to paint fuzzy (up and down strokes) while mixing tints, creating the illusion of water. They will also learn to do color...
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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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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of artists who were considered Impressionists. Click on the links to get information on the artists and see examples of their paintings.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Paul Cezanne

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Nouveau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
Displays a representative collection of self-portraits by van Gogh for the purposes of comparing and contrasting. Includes a short note on van Gogh's unique and intense style. Excellent site for exploring the changes in van Gogh's...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed biography of Claude Monet, as well as images of many of his works. His work is broken into numerous sub-sections for display purposes, and many include detailed accounts of the work.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Claude Monet Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interesting biographical details and style of painting of Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter.
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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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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
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Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Paintings

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dozens of useful photos of various paintings from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.