― Robert Henri, The Art Spirit. "He gave his students, not a style (though some imitated him), but an attitude, an approach, [to art]." Robert Henri (/ˈhɛnraɪ/; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. Robert Henri was an American painter known for his use of lively brushstrokes and simplified forms.Henri’s preoccupation with Édouard Manet and his depictions of urban life were influential to the young Ashcan School painters John Sloan and George Bellows.. “Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Henri, who painted in the Realist style and was a founding member of the Ashcan School, was known for his belief in interactive nature of creativity and inspiration, and the enduring power of art.
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So begins The Art Spirit, the collected words, teachings, and wisdom of innovative artist and beloved teacher Robert Henri. Great works of art should look as though they were made in joy.
“The Art Spirit” is a collection of Henri’s lectures and portions of his correspondence with his students, and it contains insightful, beautiful, and inspiring ideas about not only painting, but the arts in general. Henri, who painted in the Realist style and was a founding member of the Ashcan School, was known for his belief in interactive nature of creativity and inspiration, and the enduring power of art. In his time he came into contact with many famous masters and passed on his knowledge by teaching to many others who in turn went on to become masters. 7 likes.
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Robert Henri (1865-1929) was a famous French artist and teacher who setteld in America. He also lectured frequently about the theories of Hardesty Maratta, Denham Waldo Ross, and Jay Hambidge. von Antje Korsmeier.
A well-respected American artist, Robert Henri was also a gifted and influential teacher. Like “There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Henri, who painted in the Realist style and was a founding member of the Ashcan School, was known for his belief in interactive nature of creativity and inspiration, and the enduring power of art. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull perseverance. The Art Spirit by Robert Henri and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk.
I was assigned THE ART SPIRIT in art school back in the early 1980s.
One of my favorite books is called The Art Spirit.It was written by the early twentieth-century American artist Robert Henri in 1923. Maratta and Ross were colo… I didn’t do much of anything for the first two years of art school besides get into trouble. Robert Henri and the Art Spirit -----" "Comparable only to the notes of Leonardo and Sir Joshua."
Henri's philosophical and practical musings were collected by former pupil Margery Ryerson and published as The Art Spirit (1923), a book that remained in print for several decades. Henri's other students include George Bellows, Arnold Franz Brasz, Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, Henry Ives Cobb, Jr., Lillian Cotton, John Sloan, Minerva Teichert and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. So begins The Art Spirit, the collected words, teachings, and wisdom of innovative artist and beloved teacher Robert Henri. I didn’t read it.