Overview
Art history made accessible and enjoyable for kids Learn all about Impressionism in this art history book for kids. Meet famous artists like Paul Cezanne, Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt and Claude Monet and find out why they painted the way they did. The Impressionist period of art began in the 1860s and featured art that gave an impression of a set moment in time. Kids will learn to spot details and themes in Impressionist art and will develop an appreciation for the style through this simple and child appropriate book. Here's a sample page from the book: An impression is the feeling something gives you the moment you look at it. Impressionism is the genre that takes that feeling, and makes it into a picture you can look at forever. Impressionist paintings usually are not perfect depictions of people and places. This is because the goal of an Impressionist is to show real life how the artist saw it.
- | Author: Margaux Stanitsas
- | Publisher: Xist Publishing
- | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 32 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Juvenile Nonfiction
- | ISBN-10: 1532405219
- | ISBN-13: 9781532405211
