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