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
drawing different realizing
Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.
real thinking miracle
I can think of no greater happiness than to be clear-sighted and know the miracle when it happens. And I can think of no more real life than the adventurous one of living and liking and exclaiming the things of one's own time.
real artist surprise
The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.
art real believe
In every human being there is the artist, and whatever his activity, he has an equal chance with any to express the result of his growth and his contact with life. I don't believe any real artist cares whether what he does is 'art' or not. Who, after all, knows what art is?
reality imitation
Reality is obtained not by imitation, but by producing the sense of nature.
memories real feelings
If you work from memory, you are most likely to put in your real feeling.
art real joy
All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.
real paint feels
Paint what you feel. Paint what you see. Paint what is real to you.
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.