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In 1915, early in his collecting career, Duncan Phillips recognized Henri as a significant American artist of the new century and as an inspirational leader of aspiring artists. Although attracted to The Eight, Phillips did not purchase a painting by Henri until 1920, a year of intense collecting prior to the opening of his museum. Phillips evidently preferred the dark palette of the early portraits such as Dutch Girl. Henri's "knack of capturing a facial expression and summing up a type," he wrote, "has been demonstrated by innumerable heads of...children which are perhaps unimportant but very clever and pleasing."
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