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Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________
Monet and the Impressionists Worksheet 1A
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Have a look at the Picture Cards showing some famous Impressionist paintings and answer these questions...
1. Name two things that these paintings all have in common:
2. Name two differences you can find between these paintings:
3. Which of these paintings show you what life in nineteenth-century France was like?
4. How would you describe the style of these Impressionist paintings?
5. Which of these paintings is your favourite and why?
6. Which of these paintings is your least favourite and why?
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Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________
Monet and the Impressionists Worksheet 1B
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Have a look at the Picture Cards showing some famous Impressionist paintings and answer these questions...
1. What do these paintings have in common? List as many things as you can.
2. What differences can you spot between these paintings? List as many as you can.
3. What can you learn about life in nineteenth-century France from these paintings?
5. ‘Paris Street, Rainy Day’ by Caillebotte is different in style to some of the other Impressionist paintings. Why do you think it is still described as an Impressionist painting?
6. Which of these paintings is your favourite and why?
7. Which of these paintings is your least favourite and why?
4. Describe the features of Impressionist art from what you can see in these paintings:
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Monet and the Impressionists Picture Cards
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Bar at the Folies Bergère Eduoard Manet, 1882
Summer DayBerthe Morisot, 1879
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Monet and the Impressionists Picture Cards
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Paris Street, Rainy DayGustave Caillebotte, 1877
Moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
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Monet and the Impressionists Picture Cards
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The Boulevard Montmartre at NightCamille Pissarro, 1897
The Dance ClassEdgas Degas, 1876
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Monet and the Impressionists Picture Cards
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Woman with an UmbrellaClaude Monet, 1875
La Gare Saint-LazareClaude Monet, 1877
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Monet and the Impressionists Picture Cards
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Regatta at Hampton CourtAlfred Sisley, 1874
The Card PlayersPaul Cézanne, 1895
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Monet and the Impressionists Question Cards
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Which of these paintings is your favourite and
why?
Which of these paintings is your least favourite
and why?
What do these paintings all have in common?
What kind of people are shown in these paintings?
What kind of colours have been used in these
paintings?
Which of these paintings show what life was like in
nineteenth-century France?
How would you describe the style of these paintings?
What techniques have been used?
How many differences can you think of between
these paintings?
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Monet and the Impressionists Description Cards
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This painting was painted to look as realistic as possible. This painting is very dark and serious.
This painting was painted using quick brushstrokes.
This painting shows a scene of everyday life.
The artist has thought carefully about the light and its effect on the scene.
This painting shows details of what people’s lives were like.
This painting has no black paint in it. This painting shows a scene from a
story or history book.
This painting shows people who are rich and important.
This painting shows what people liked to do in their spare time.
This painting shows what the countryside was like.
This painting shows what cities and towns were like.
This painting uses dabs of colour close together to create effects.
You can’t see the brushstrokes in this painting.
This painting was painted to look as realistic as possible. This painting is very dark and serious.
This painting was painted using quick brushstrokes.
This painting shows a scene of everyday life.
The artist has thought carefully about the light and its effect on the scene.
This painting shows details of what people’s lives were like.
This painting has no black paint in it. This painting shows a scene from a
story or history book.
This painting shows people who are rich and important.
This painting shows what people liked to do in their spare time.
This painting shows what the countryside was like.
This painting shows what cities and towns were like.
This painting uses dabs of colour close together to create effects.
You can’t see the brushstrokes in this painting.
