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Monkeys in the Orange Grove
Year 5 pupils,
Santa Susanna Primary School
Who can remember the name of the artist who painted this picture?Henri Julien Rousseau painted the picture in 1910.
Nearer To, Further Away From
• The artist Henri Rousseau used different
shades and tints of colour to make his
pictures look three dimensional (3D).
• The leaves and monkeys that are painted in
light colours look like they are nearer to
you.
• The leaves and monkeys that are painted in
dark colours look further away from you.
Rousseau used darker shades of colour to create
shadows in his picture.
This is why his picture looks three dimensional!
Compare the leaves in Rousseau’s “Monkeys in
the Orange Grove” with Matisse’s “Black Leaf on
Green Background” (1952).
How many
different shades
of green can you
see in Rousseau’s
picture?
How many are
dark green
colours?
How many are
light green
colours?
Can you name
some of them?
(Use the table
underneath.)
Homework!
• For homework, collect some leaves and
pictures of jungle animals.
• Ask your parents to help you – some leaves
can be poisonous!
• Next week you are going to use these leaves
and pictures to create your own jungle
scene picture.
• Here are some more jungle pictures by Henri
Rousseau…
“Tropical Forrest with Apes and Snake”
“Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo”
“Jungle with Lion”
“Hungry Lion Throws Himself on the Antelope”
Tapir
Some jungle animals
and other jungle
scenes:
Toucan
Jungle Bug
Tiger
Smoky Jungle Frog
(American Bullfrog)
Orangutan