Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistP Coote CollectionWorldWarII
Description Forward to the Oder!2nd February 1945The river Oder in Brandenburg represented the last natural defensive barrier before Berlin. The Oder runs through the flat valley plain of the Oderbruch and the Soviets were desperate to establish bridgeheads across the frozen river.The first units of the Red Army crossed the Oder early on the 31st January 1945 and took the village of Kienitz by surprise. From this initial attack the Soviets soon enlarged their bridgehead to encompass the village of Gross Neuendorf to the north. Elements of the veteran 25th Panzergrenadier Division were rushed to the area in a desperate attempt to drive the Red Army back across the Oder. On the morning of the 2nd February, soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 119th Panzergrenadier Regiment, with tank support, attacked Gross Neuendorf for the second time driving the Red Army back. Based on original footage of the time taken on the road to Letschin, near the village of Ortwig, the painting depicts a weary, anxious panzergrenadier in the mist of this fighting. Size: 24 x 18 in. (660 x 457 mm)Medium: oil on board
P Coote Member Since November 2008 Artist Statement The German soldier in World War 2
The artist has a long-standing historical interest in the German armed forces that fought on land during the Second World War. Thus, the artist specialises in depicting individual soldiers or the battles that they fought in. The works are original and inspired by the wealth of photographs from the conflict and attempt to portray the experience of conflict as captured on the faces of the participants.
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