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BERLIN out of the ruins

Thomas Dellert

1990 • Germany • Acrylic on Canvas

91 x 157 in

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Thomas Dellert

Germany

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Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Dimensions : 90.6x157.5in

About this artwork

This is a realistic painting with paper collage elements on canvas
depicting Berlin from 1945 when it had to be rebuilt after the second world war divesting bombings .Berlin, the capital of Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during the Second World War.It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945, the United States Army Air Forces' Eighth Air Force between 1943 and 1945, and the French Air Force in 1940 and between 1944 and… 1945 as part of the Allied campaign of strategic bombing of Germany. It was also attacked by aircraft of the Red Air Force in 1941 and particularly in 1945, as Soviet forces closed on the city. British bombers dropped 45,517 tons of bombs, while American aircraft dropped 22,090.3 tons As the bombings continued, more and more people fled the city. By May 1945, 1.7 million people (40% of the population) had fled.

I have as an artist lived worked and exhibited in Berlin during 20 years Thomas Dellert

Thomas Dellert

Germany

Credentials

International Exposure
Experienced Artist
Featured in gallery curations
Works on commission

« "ART IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE." »

Thomas Dellert is an internationally renowned Swedish painter and photographer who has taken part in numerous solo exhibitions throughout the United States and several European nations. His works are featured in the permanent collections of the Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington DC), Heinz, Mercedes Benz, Absolute Vodka and the Swedish Royal Family, to name a few. Combining satirical and historical elements, Dellert mixes painting, collage and graphic art to convey both the deep darkness and shining hope of humanity.

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