Robert Henri
Robert Henri
Robert Henriwas an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School of American realism and an organizer of the group known as "The Eight," a loose association of artists who protested the restrictive exhibition practices of the powerful, conservative National Academy of Design...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth24 June 1865
CountryUnited States of America
Robert Henri quotes about
echoes looks shapes
Look for echoes. Sometimes the same shape or direction will echo through the picture.
perseverance art pain
There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull perseverance. Great works of art should look as though they were made in joy. Real joy is a tremendous activity, dull drudgery is nothing to it.
drawing saws firsts
Has your drawing the meaning you saw in the model at first?
revealing engaging experimentation
Personal experimentation is revealing, and once you get into it, immensely engaging.
models
The model is not to be copied, but to be realized.
masters masterpiece ifs
Work always as if you were a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece.
expression should painter
A picture should be the expression of the will of the painter.
drawing study found
Keep a bad drawing until by study you have found out why it is bad.
simply-you people too-much
The more simply you see, the more simply you will render. People see too much, scatteringly.
drawing feelings draws
You will never draw the sense of a thing unless you are feeling it at the time you work.
educating-yourself frank entertaining
There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank talk with yourself. Few do it-frankly. Educating yourself is getting acquainted with yourself.
pursuit-of-happiness men interesting
The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness. A man must become interesting to himself and must become actually expressive before he can be happy.
special done doe
Completion does not depend on material representation. The work is done when that special thing has been said.
weakness pretending knows
There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.