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
ideas imagination
To have ideas one must have imagination. To express ideas one must have science.
eye lines concentration
Concentrate on a single feature - as, build all toward one eye - make all lines lead toward that eye.
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 study found
Keep a bad drawing until by study you have found out why it is bad.
artist ideas want
The artist should be intoxicated with the idea of the thing he wants to express.
painting far-away form
There are forms that can only be seen when you are near a painting, others only appear when you are far away.
discovery states clear
We make our discoveries while in the state [of high functioning] because then we are clear-sighted.
art ability harder
It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into what is before him.
art men understanding
Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.
powerful artist should-have
The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea
passion worry originality
Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.
drawing curves lines
A Curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line.
art real joy
All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.
worry sticks originality
Don't worry about your originality. You couldn't get rid of it even if you wanted to. It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.