Portrait of Eugenie Stein

Robert Henri was an American painter and teacher, who was born as Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinatti, OH in 1865. During his life, he became known for his use of lively brushstrokes and simplified forms.

Henri studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia before continuing his education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He returned to Philadelphia in 1891, where he befriended the painters John Sloan and George Bellows. His his depictions of urban life were influential to the younger Sloan and Bellows.

He began teaching in Philadelphia and then at the Art Students League in New York. Many of Henri's students went on to become successful painters themselves, including Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi.

Henri spent much of the latter part of his career traveling and painting in New Mexico and Ireland. The artist died on July 12, 1929 in New York, NY.

In addition to The National Arts Club, his works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.