Blind Spanish Singer

Robert Henri, Blind Spanish Singer, 1912, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. J.H. Smith, 1967.41
Copied Robert Henri, Blind Spanish Singer, 1912, oil on canvas, 41 x 33 1⁄8 in. (104.0 x 84.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. J.H. Smith, 1967.41
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Artwork Details

Title
Blind Spanish Singer
Artist
Date
1912
Location
Dimensions
41 x 33 1⁄8 in. (104.0 x 84.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. J.H. Smith
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — guitar
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • Spanish
  • State of being — disabled — blind
  • Figure female
Object Number
1967.41
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.41

Artwork Description

Robert Henri and his wife, Linda, made their first trip to Spain in 1900. They spent six weeks in Madrid, where Henri lingered at the Prado copying paintings by Velázquez. He traveled to Spain several times over the next few years, painting people from all walks of life with the directness that he had learned as a newspaper illustrator. Among his subjects were two blind street singers, who played their guitars in his studio for hours.

(Boone, España!: American Artists and the Spanish Experience, 1998)