Year 6 · Art and design · Artists through history · Lesson 2

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: Monet, Morisot, Van Gogh and Seurat, painting en plein air, visible brushstrokes, impasto and pointillism, with original technique sketches.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Describe Impressionism
Describe Post-Impressionism
Compare two artists
Try dabbing and pointillism

The method

When/where.
Subject.
Technique.
Compare + opinion.

Key words: Impressionism, Monet, en plein air, Van Gogh, impasto, pointillism.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

When did Impressionism begin?

Step 1: 1870s

Answer: the 1870s

Question 2

In which country did Impressionism start?

Step 1: F...

Answer: France

Question 3

Name an Impressionist painter.

Step 1: Monet

Answer: Claude Monet (or Berthe Morisot)