Robert Henri spearheaded “The Apostles of Ugliness”—a movement of early-1900s American artists who rejected idealism to expose the more gritty, unpleasant realities of life. And what could be grittier than a muddy New York City side street in the dead of winter?
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🖼 Robert Henri, “Snow in New York,” 1902, oil on canvas, 32 x 25 in., Chester Dale Collection
🖼 Robert Henri, “Street Scene with Snow,” oil on canvas, 26 × 32 in., Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
🖼 Robert Henri, “Edith Reynolds,” 1908, oil on canvas, 77 x 37 in., Gift of Edith Reynolds
🖼 Robert Henri, “Young Woman in White,” 1904, oil on canvas, 78 x 38 in., Gift of Violet Organ
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