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
art mean men
The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay...
art mean land
There is only one reason for art in America, and that is that the people of America learn the means of expressing themselves in their own time, and their own land.
beautiful mean color
Color is only beautiful when it means something.
jobs mean artist
An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.
art mean bad-ass
I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.
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.