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Heinz Koppel
early life and emigration heinz koppel, a british artist of german origin, was born in berlin, germany in 1919. his life was marked by the tumultuous events of world war ii, which led to his family's emigration to prague, czechoslovakia in 1933. in 1938, heinz and his father joachim fled to the united kingdom, while his mother paula remained in czechoslovakia due to severe arthritis attacks. artistic influences and training heinz's arti
stic journey was significantly influenced by martin bloch, a german émigré artist who taught heinz in london. this exposure not only shaped his style but also introduced him to freudian psychoanalysis, which is reflected in his work. additionally, heinz was drawn to german expressionism and surrealism. artistic career in wales from 1944 onwards, koppel lived in dowlais, near merthyr tydfil, wales, where he taught art to both children a…