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I painted this after an illustrated talk on the art of Otto Dix. He was a German artist and was horrified at the way the returning German soldiers were treated after WW1. There was no provision for the number disabled, traumatised and homeless soldiers who were left begging on the street. Otto Dix painted many scenes of distressed soldiers and this made me paint one of ours. Not much has changed
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Dorothy Pointon
At my school during the war there was very little art tuition if any. I can’t remember any lesson except being given bright poster colours and thick brush. The teacher then would sit and mark home work. I did get a “good” in my school report. When I started work I took many evening classes from…
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