Robert Henri Quote

There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull perseverance. Great works of art should look as though they were made in joy. Real joy is a tremendous activity, dull drudgery is nothing to it.

The Art Spirit (ed. Basic Books, 2007) - ISBN: 9780465002634

There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull...

There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull...

There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull...

There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull...