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National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Color Lesson PlanNational Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Color Lesson Plan
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National Gallery of Art
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1st - 2nd
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Visual & Performing Arts
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National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Color

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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 convey atmosphere and mood.

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claude monet, color

Additional Tags

reflected light, kandinsky, matisse

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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