All Robert Henri Quotes
- Art appreciation, like love, cannot be done by proxy. Appreciation
- Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers. Beautiful
- Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them. Cherish
- Don't stop to paint the material, but push on to give the spirit. Give
- Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to. Get Rid
- Lines are results, do not draw them for themselves. Draw
- Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention. Construction
- You will never draw the sense of a thing unless you are feeling it at the time you work. Draw
- Drawing is not following a line on the model, it is drawing your sense of the thing. Drawing
- Count on big lines to express your ideas. Big
- You can do anything you want to do. What is rare is this actual wanting to do a specific thing: wanting it so much that… Actual
- Art is an extension of language - an expression of sensations too subtle for words. Art
- The real artist's work is a surprise to himself. Artist
- The pursuit of happiness...is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. Accomplish
- The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea Artist
- There are pictures that manifest education and there are pictures that manifest love. Creative
- There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body. All
- When we respect the nude, we will no longer have any shame about it. Any
- We are not here to do what has already been done. Been
- By my teaching I hope to inspire you to personal activity and to present your vision. Activity