Dora Holzhandler obituary

Artist whose affectionate, colourful scenes of domestic and religious life drew on her own experiences in Paris and London“The beginning of a picture is very important,” said the painter Dora Holzhandler, who has died aged 87. “You have to be in quite a meditative state. It’s magical. When I paint something I’ve seen 50 years ago, it’s the same moment re-created. The moment is the truth.”Such mystical intimacy characterises her oils of naked lovers embra