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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Camille Pissarro, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Gallery of Art provides a tour of the leading artists of the post-impressionist movement: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, and Cezanne.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles and the corresponding slideshow on the works of Vincent van Gogh offer an in-depth background on his works and their inspirations.
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BBC

Bbc Arts: Impressionism Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
The Impressionism Gallery at the BBC provides some of the most popular paintings from the Impressionist era. Pictures are provided in a thumbnail format.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Adam

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Adam" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are also included.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Orpheus and Eurydice

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hanako

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Hanako" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are also included.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Nero

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this sketch for the sculpture "Nero" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Head of Balzac

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Head of Balzac" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are also...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Torso (A Study for Ariane Without Arms)

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Torso (A Study for Ariane without Arms)" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Final Study of the Monument to Balzac

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this study for a sculpture "Final Study of the Monument to Balzac" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Victor Hugo, Three Quarter View

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this sketch for the sculpture "Victor Hugo, Three-Quarter View" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Balzac Toward the Light, Midnight

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this photo by Alfred Stieglitz of the sculpture "Balzac Toward the Light, Midnight" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the...
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: "On the Beach, No. 3"

For Students 9th - 10th
"On the Beach, No. 3, 1915" in an oil painting on canvas by Post-Impressionist Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924).
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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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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Childe Hassam, "Allies Day"

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes a picture of the famous painting, "Allies Day," as well as a brief description of the history behind it.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Art, Music and Popular Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the music, art, and popular culture that shook the world in the 20th century.
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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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Other

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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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Monet's Magic [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson plan, 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...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
The site from the National Gallery of Art contains a short overview of the Impressionist movement - several works are featured, with audio analysis of the paintings. More extensive galleries of Edouard Manet and Claude Monet are linked.
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Other

Art Gallery of Hamilton: Maurice Cullen

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore two of the pieces of artwork by Canadian painter, Maurice Cullen: " Cape Diamond" and " Paris, Winter on the Seine". Read about his life as an impressionist artist who also did landscapes.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Henri Matisse

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at how Matisse used color and at how contemporary theories about optics and color influenced his work. The essay describes how a group of artists along with Matisse--Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Seurat among them--became tired...
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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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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mary Stevenson Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features an in-depth look at the life, times, and works of American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.