Robert Henri - The Little Dancer

Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929) - The Little Dancer, 1918 (Oil on canvas. The Butler Institute of American Art) - - A girl in a brightly colored red dress, wearing a candid expression, and showing her bare knees. The Little Dancer exemplifies Henri’s unique aesthetic. The painting is among the less gritty of his works but stays true to his belief that art should portray the everyday. This outlook rejected the artificiality of the more polished works of the time.