The Art SpiritIn this book are the essential beliefs and theories of a great teacher and American artist, Robert Henri. While it embodies the entire system of his teaching, with much technical advice and critical comment for the student, it also contains inspiration for those to whom the happiness to be found through all the arts is important.No other American painter attracted such a large, intensely personal group of followers as Henri, whose death in 1929 brought to an end a life that has been completely devoted to art. He was an inspired artist and teacher who believed that everyone is vitally concerned in the happiness and wisdom to be found through the arts. Many of his paintings have been acquired by museums and private collectors. Among them are the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Wichita Art Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery. |
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Page 92
... feel the undercurrent , and these simply use the surface ар- pearances selecting them and using them as tools to express the undercurrent , the real life . If I cannot feel an undercurrent then I see only a series of things . They may ...
... feel the undercurrent , and these simply use the surface ар- pearances selecting them and using them as tools to express the undercurrent , the real life . If I cannot feel an undercurrent then I see only a series of things . They may ...
Page 118
... feel the force of the sea , the resistance of the rock ; the whole thing is an integrity of nature . Landscape is a ... feels the wind blowing across landscape . In this case he may use the tree to express the splendid power of the wind ...
... feel the force of the sea , the resistance of the rock ; the whole thing is an integrity of nature . Landscape is a ... feels the wind blowing across landscape . In this case he may use the tree to express the splendid power of the wind ...
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... feel the incidents in the windows , the incidents in the construction of the houses , the incidents in the wear and tear on them ; in fact , the life of that neighborhood is all shown in the little line of houses , yellow and red houses ...
... feel the incidents in the windows , the incidents in the construction of the houses , the incidents in the wear and tear on them ; in fact , the life of that neighborhood is all shown in the little line of houses , yellow and red houses ...
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