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Painting should never look as if it were done with difficulty, however difficult it may actually have been.

Robert Henri

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Robert Henri
Age: 64 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 24
Died: 1929
Died: July 12
Artist
Painter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Earle Henri
Robert Henry Cozad
Robert Earl Henri
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Looks
Done
Difficulty
Never
However
Painting
Actually
Difficult

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