Henri, Robert
(b. 1865
d. 1929)
Travels in Europe, Aug. 29 - Sept. 27, 1891
Robert Henri (1865-1929) was best known as an inspirational teacher and a leader in the movement against academic art. In this diary, he describes his visit to Venice in September 1891, when he was a student in Paris. "Over to Sotto Marino-in a sail boat for a sou-a peculiar strip of town on a narrower strip of land than Croggia. The houses all stand alone, no party walls, are high, and their irregularity of tops and general independence of each other presents an odd character. A people wonderfully picturesque bright colored - more ancient in costume than their neighbors, barefooted & much display of legs-and almost nakedness among some children. All work out doors-every step presents a new picture. Everybody is preparing corn to dry in the sun or tying onions up in bunches principally women & children doing this. It's a place to make an artist to wild over color and character."
[Travels in Europe], Aug. 29 - Sept. 27, 1891 / Robert Henri, artist. Sketchbook : 1 v. : graphite and ink ; 12 x 19 cm. Robert Henri papers. Archives of American Art.
39 p. Sketchbook contains journal entries and several sketches regarding Henri's travels in Europe. It includes entries on his stay in Venice, Chioggia, Italy, his train ride from Venice to Etaples, France and his boat ride from Etaples en route to Boulonge-sur-Mer. Henri comments on sketches by Italico Brass, visiting artists in Etaples including American painters Allen Tucker, Curtis Williamson, and George Henry Taggart, and British painter Joseph Milner Kite.
[Travels in Europe], Aug. 29 - Sept. 27, 1891 / Robert Henri, artist. Sketchbook : 1 v. : graphite and ink ; 12 x 19 cm. Robert Henri papers. Archives of American Art.
39 p. Sketchbook contains journal entries and several sketches regarding Henri's travels in Europe. It includes entries on his stay in Venice, Chioggia, Italy, his train ride from Venice to Etaples, France and his boat ride from Etaples en route to Boulonge-sur-Mer. Henri comments on sketches by Italico Brass, visiting artists in Etaples including American painters Allen Tucker, Curtis Williamson, and George Henry Taggart, and British painter Joseph Milner Kite.
Forms Part of: Robert Henri papers