Robert Henri, 1865 - 1929

Born: 25 June 1865, Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: 12 July 1929, New York City
Biography from Wikipedia and the National Gallery of Art
Robert Henri quotes:
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- A curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line. permalink
Robert Henri - A drawing should be a verdict on the model. Don't confuse a drawing with a map. permalink
Robert Henri - A mountain seen in the haze of distance must nevertheless look a solid heavy mountain. permalink
Robert Henri - A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods. permalink
Robert Henri - A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle. permalink
Robert Henri - All education must be self-education. permalink
Robert Henri - All real works of art look as though they were done in joy. permalink
Robert Henri - All the past up to a moment ago is your legacy. You have a right to it. permalink
Robert Henri - An artist who has no imagination is a mechanic. permalink
Robert Henri - An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible. permalink
Robert Henri - Art appreciation, like love, cannot be done by proxy. permalink
Robert Henri - Art cannot be separated from life. It is the expression of the greatest need of which life is capable, and we value art not because of the skilled product, but because of its revelation of a life's experience. permalink
Robert Henri - Art is an outsider, a gypsy over the face of the earth. permalink
Robert Henri - Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong. permalink
Robert Henri - Art is, after all, only a trace — like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness. permalink
Robert Henri
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