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Pete Matthews Jr © 2023 |
2023-05-11 r502 Old Brittany Farm Houses (oil, 1902), Robert Henri; Delaware Museum of Art |
By the time he met the rest of The Eight, Robert Henri (pronounced Hen-rye) had returned from studying in Paris. The charismatic Henri soon became a successful teacher, first in Philadelphia and then in New York. He encouraged his students, including Edward Hopper and George Bellows, to paint the world they knew. |