Robert Henri: Quotes about art

Robert Henri was American painter. Explore interesting quotes on art.
Robert Henri: 40 quotes3 likes

“Art cannot be separated from life. It is the expression of the greatest need of which life is capable, and we value art not because of the skilled product, but because of its revelation of a life's experience.”

Robert Henri

Source: * The New York Exhibition of Independent Artists ** The Craftsman ** 1910 ** https://books.google.com/books?id=Af84fBmzmVYC&pg=PA423&lpg=PA423&dq=Art+cannot+be+separated+from+life.#v=onepage&q=Art%20cannot%20be%20separated%20from%20life.&f=false.

“Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.”

Robert Henri

“There is no art without contemplation.”

Robert Henri

“All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.”

Robert Henri

“It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into what is before him.”

Robert Henri

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“There is only one reason for art in America, and that is that the people of America learn the means of expressing themselves in their own time, and their own land.”

Robert Henri

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