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Woman in Manteau

1898
oil on canvas
58 1/16 x 38 11/16 in. (147.5 x 98.3 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
Painted in Paris at a time when Robert Henri was determined to make his professional mark, this work shows his favorite model, Berthe Terrier, in a manner deliberately recalling European Old Masters. Although he intentionally allied his art with revered tradition, Henri also inserted a contemporary mood by portraying Berthe with a bold, almost...
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Philadelphia Bridge

1894
Brown ink and graphite on off-white, medium thick, smooth woven paper
9 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (23.5 x 21.3 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
This ink-wash drawing by Henri is highly suggestive of the works of James McNeill Whistler and of the Japanese prints that inspired him. While teaching at the Women?s School of Design in Philadelphia in 1893, Henri served as host to the noted Japanese artist and lecturer Beisen Kubota, who gave a demonstration of quick-sketch brush-and-ink technique....
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The Man Who Posed as Richelieu

1898
oil on canvas
31 15/16 x 25 11/16 in. (81.2 x 65.3 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
The title of Robert Henri's portrait of an unnamed Paris model underscores the artifice of posing by referring to two separate personalities: the historical persona of the ruthless French cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu (1585-1642) and that of the anonymous sitter, whose identity remains a mystery.
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Party Scene

ca. 1890-1900
Black ink on cream, moderately thick, smooth woven paper
7 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (20 x 20.6 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Laughing Girl

1910
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (61.2 x 51.1 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Conversation

1905
Pen and ink and graphite on paper
8 7/8 x 8 7/16 in. (22.5 x 21.4 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Herself

1913
oil on canvas
81.3 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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Himself

1913
oil on canvas
81.9 x 66.4 cm (32 1/4 x 26 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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Young Woman in Black

1902
oil on canvas
195.6 x 97.8 cm (77 x 38 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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The Masquerade Dress

1911
oil on canvas
76 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (194.3 x 92.1 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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