The Unknown Monet: Pastels & Drawings

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The exhibition showed some early works of Monet's, including some surprising caricatures!

Children were encouraged to draw a caricature of someone they knew, or of themselves.

Abhi Nava, Age 10

Ellie Booth, Aged 10

Emily Steinhouse, Aged 9

Georgina Levine, Aged 11

Isabella Harrington, aged 10

Miriam Michaelson, aged 11

Rebecca K. Nichols, aged 8

Harry Ingamells, age 10 caricature

Arthur Ingamells, aged 8

Robert, aged 4

Next, the children were given the challenge of drawing a quick sketch of a visitor to the exhibition, in only 30 seconds!

Abhi Nava, aged 10

Ellie Booth, aged 10

Emily Steinhouse, aged 9

Georgina Levine, aged 11

Isabella Harrington, aged 10

Miriam Michaelson, aged 11

Rebecca K. Nichols, aged 8

Harry Ingamells, aged 10

Arthur Ingamells, aged 8

Robert, aged 4

Looking at one of Monet's paintings in the exhibition, 'The Cliffs at Etretat', children were inspired to recreate the marks Monet made, but just using pencil or pen.

Abhi Nava, aged 10

Ellie Booth, aged 10

Emily Steinhouse, aged 9

Georgina Levine, aged 11

Isabella Harrington, aged 10

Miriam Michaelson, aged 11

Rebecca K. Nichols, aged 8

Harry Ingamells, aged 10

Arthur Ingamells, aged 8

In the last gallery, surrounded by Monet's beautiful pastel drawings of London bridges in the fog, the children drew their own foggy scenes, but only using shading, not outline.

Abhi Nava, aged 10