Art Treasures of Nebraska Robert Henri

Portrait of Miss Eulabee Dix in a Wedding Gown (1910). At first glance, the lifesized painting seems an elegant tribute to a radiant bride. Dix s attire is majestic a dazzling white wedding dress dominates the painting. But Henri called the Monet of Manhattan believed that portraits should reveal character rather than glorifying vanity. And Dix s expression is in contrast to the joyous occasion. Henri s portrait is an art treasure of Nebraska at the Museum of Nebraska