Robert Henri - Cumulus Clouds, East River [1901-02]

Robert Henri - Cumulus Clouds, East River [1901-02], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Robert Henri (Cincinnati, Ohio, June 25, 1865 – New York City, July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art. He began teaching at the New York School of Art in 1902, where his students included Joseph Stella, Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, George Bellows and Stuart Davis. In 1905, Henri's wife Linda, long in poor health, died. In the spring of 1929 Henri was chosen as one of the top three living American artists by the Arts Council of New York. Henri died of cancer in the summer of 1929. He was honoured with a memorial exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1931.

[Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 81.3 cm]