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
american-artist spite
It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.
artist shining may
An artist must first of all respond to his subject, he must be filled with emotion toward that subject and then he must make his technique so sincere, so translucent that it may be forgotten, the value of the subject shining through it.
art attitude essentials
Everything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. It is essential.
moving thinking names
You form a society: that limits you. Adopt a name, and you've limited yourself again; draw up a constitution and bylaws and you've made a groove, a rut, that hampers your growth. You think you can fix your course and move straight along it. But sometimes the important thing is to strike out sidewise.
space age tears
Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.
weakness pretending knows
There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.
people streets
You pass people on the street, some are for you, some are not.
art men thinking
Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life...
struggle fighting order
Fight with yourself when you paint, not with the model. A student is one who struggles with himself for order.
drawing different realizing
Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.
running world crowds
Many things that come into the world are not looked into. The individual says 'My crowd doesn't run that way.' I say, don't run with crowds.
children dignity feels
Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.
art strong men
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.
beautiful drawing humanity
Because we are saturated with life, because we are human, our strongest motive is life, humanity; and the stronger the motive back of the line the stronger, and therefore more beautiful, the line will be.