The picture that looks as if it were done without an effort may have been a perfect battlefield in its making.
Robert HenriArt after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words.
Robert HenriArtists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life.
Robert HenriI am always sorry for the Puritan, for he guided his life against desire and against nature. He found what he thought was comfort, for he believed the spirit's safety was in negation, but he has never given the world one minute's joy or produced one symbol of the beautiful order of nature. He sought peace in bondage and his spirit became a prisoner.
Robert Henri