Presenting a variety of impressionist art, this inviting book shows
young readers how painters from Claude Monet to John Singer Sargent
introduced impressionist styles of painting and so changed the course of
art. In this beautifully produced volume, young readers are given the
opportunity to study masterpieces of Impressionist work in great detail.
From Monet's Impression, Sunrise, which is attributed to starting the
movement, to Seurat's pointillist masterpiece, A Sunday on La Grande
Jatte, each painting is reproduced on its own page with descriptive
texts, biographical details of the artist, and entertaining facts. Along
the way readers will learn the historic context of these paintings as
well as a variety of artistic terms. The book also offers playful
suggestions for creating Impressionist art at home or school as well as
ideas that will help young readers appreciate why the Impressionist
style was at once revolutionary and timeless.