Picture Study is simple. Look at the picture with your children for a few minutes, and then talk about what you saw. Try to remember as much about the piece as you can. Enjoy the beauty of it. Art is not a chore; it’s a pleasure. We’ve chosen some works by Claude Monet for this month.
Art:
Jardin a Sante-Adresse 1866 By Claude Monet – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2294013
Women in the Garden 1866 By Claude Monet – The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=155852
Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse, 1872 By Claude Monet – Unknown source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2957294
Woman with a Parasol: Madame Monet and her Son, 1875 By Claude Monet – EwHxeymQQnprMg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22174454
Tulip Fields in Holland, 1886 By Claude Monet – The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=155887
The Waterlily Pond, 1899 By Claude Monet – the-athenaeum.org [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5749305
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Video:
Claude Monet: Father of French Impressionist Painting
Biography of Claude Monet: Famous Artists for Children
Photo of Artist: from Canva