The artist should be intoxicated with the idea of the thing he wants to express. — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
Art after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words. — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
Each sensation is precious, protect it, cherish it, keep it. Never give it away. You must develop that balance which allows all… — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
“If we are cultivating fruit in an orchard, we wish that particular fruit to grow in its own way; we give it… — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
You will never draw the sense of a thing unless you are feeling it at the time you work. — Robert Henri Drawing Copy Share Image
I have heard it very often said that an artist does not need intelligence, that his is the province of the soul — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living. — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
If the artist's will is not strong he will see all kinds of unessential things. — Robert Henri All kinds Copy Share Image
“Be game--take a chance--don't hide behind veils and veils of discretion... Go forward with what you have to say, expressing things as… — Robert Henri Age Copy Share Image
A man must be master of himself and master of his word to achieve the full realization of himself as an artist — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
The picture that looks as if it were done without an effort may have been a perfect battlefield in its making. — Robert Henri Battlefields Copy Share Image
Concentrate on a single feature - as, build all toward one eye - make all lines lead toward that eye. — Robert Henri Concentration Copy Share Image
The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being, a state of… — Robert Henri Activity Copy Share Image
Completion does not depend on material representation. The work is done when that special thing has been said. — Robert Henri Completion Copy Share Image
Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention. — Robert Henri Construction Copy Share Image
The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
If you think of a school drawing while you work, your drawing will look like one. — Robert Henri Drawing Copy Share Image
It seems to me that before a man tries to express anything to the world he must recognize in himself an individual,… — Robert Henri Individual Copy Share Image
Good composition is like a suspension bridge; each line adds strength and takes none away... Making lines run into each other is… — Robert Henri Add Copy Share Image
The pictures which do not represent an intense interest cannot expect to create an intense interest. — Robert Henri Intense Copy Share Image
The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea. — Robert Henri Doe Copy Share Image
Many things that come into the world are not looked into. The individual says 'My crowd doesn't run that way.' I say,… — Robert Henri Crowds Copy Share Image
No work of Art is really ever finished. They only stop at good places. — Robert Henri Art Copy Share Image
