223 Quotes by Robert Henri

Fight with yourself when you paint, not with the model. A student is one who struggles with himself for order.

Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.

Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.

Many things that come into the world are not looked into. The individual says 'My crowd doesn't run that way.' I say, don't run with crowds.

Paint like a fiend when the idea possesses you.

Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.

Art appreciation, like love, cannot be done by proxy.

Work always as if you were a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece.

Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.