02 Works, The Art of War, Maxwell, Edward Burra’s Wake and Soldiers at Rye, with footnotes

Rye became a centre for military activity. Soldiers are turned into nightmarish birdmen, recalling the Surrealist paintings of German artist Max Ernst. Burra was also interested in sixteenth-century English poetry. The bright colours and stylised dress of the soldiers might suggest courtly combat…

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