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What we need is more sense of the wonder of life and less of this business of making a picture.

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
Henri
Robert Cozad Henri
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Life
Picture
Wonder
Less
Making
Business
Sense

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You pass people on the street, some are for you, some are not.
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Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. A worker or painter should enjoy his work, else the observer will not enjoy it.
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Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.
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The big painter is one who has something to say. He thus does not paint men, landscape or furniture, but an idea.
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The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness. A man must become interesting to himself and must become actually expressive before he can be happy.
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Art is certainly not a pursuit for anyone who wants to make money.
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The good thing about painting from memory is that so much is forgotten.
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It is the common defect of modern art study. Too many students do not know why they draw.
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Completion does not depend on material representation. The work is done when that special thing has been said.
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All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.
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Keep a bad drawing until by study you have found out why it is bad.
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