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Henri

American  
[hen-ree] / ˈhɛn ri /

noun

  1. Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.


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MoMA’s show also nods to its own history with the power couple: Rivera received the museum’s second-ever retrospective in 1931, after Henri Matisse, and Kahlo entered the collection in 1943.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

And Tirel is very much inspired by Henri Soulé, whose Le Pavillon was the definitive New York restaurant for a generation, and whom Greene wrote about beautifully.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Analysts at UBS, led by Henri Patricot, wrote in a note on Monday that Brent crude prices will feasibly rise more in the coming weeks as supplies continue to be disrupted by the conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, an organisation set up to support the coordinated economic development of the north of England, said the plan provided a "clear route to higher productivity growth".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Henri the painter noses like an Airedale through the junk in the grass-grown lot for some part or piece of wood or metal he needs for the boat he is building.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck