All Robert Henri Quotes
- After all, the goal is not making art. It is living a life. Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really… All
- The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being, a state of high functioning, a… Activity
- The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art. Appreciate
- When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance… Artist
- Paint like a fiend when the idea possesses you. Fiend
- All the past up to a moment ago is your legacy. You have a right to it. Ago
- The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It… Art
- In a tree there is a spirit of life, a spirit of growth and a spirit of holding its head up. Growth
- The picture that looks as if it were done without an effort may have been a perfect battlefield in its making. Battlefield
- An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible. All
- The most vital things in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital… Endure
- The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea. Doe
- Do not let the fact that things are not made for you, that conditions are not as they should be stop you. Go on anyway.… Conditions
- 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… Adventurous
- Self-acquainta nce is a rare condition. Condition
- Don't worry about the rejections. Everybody that's good has gone through it. Don't let it matter if your works are not "accepted" at once. The… Acceptance
- Art when really understood is the province of every human being. It is simply a question of doing things, anything, well. It is not an… Anything Well
- Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away. Add
- Colors are beautiful when they are significant. Beautiful
- The ignorant are to be found as much among the educated as among the uneducated. Among
- Your style is the way you talk in paint. Inspirational
- All manifestations of art are but landmarks in the progress of the human spirit toward a thing but as yet sensed and far from being… All
- No work of Art is really ever finished. They only stop at good places. Art
- The sketch hunter moves through life as he finds it, not passing negligently the things he loves, but stopping to know them, and to note… Down
- Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. Dancing