Number 608 exhibits a lot of strength for such a small painting. The most prominent features are the two faces that are watching each other.
Every inch is lively, powerful and fresh.
At that time, it was a British Zone with about 800 inhabitants including refugees. Both had lived a seriously difficult life. This is important to note since most people can only imagine the harsh reality of being born into extremely hard times and actually surviving it. Werner actually lived it and survived it and has such a strength of character that truly matches the strength of his art today. Werner has achieved success without any formal education in the arts and has no apparent hereditary roots in the arts.