▁works ▁of ▁art ▁from ▁the ▁de eds ▁in ▁history : ▁the ▁first ▁are ▁what ▁artists ▁have ▁in ▁mind , ▁their ▁works ▁interest ▁and ▁currently ▁attract ▁the ▁vie wer ▁as ▁such , ▁whereas ▁the ▁historical ▁de eds ▁intend ▁effects ▁and ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁consequences ▁and ▁therefore ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁absor bed ▁by ▁them . ▁Furthermore , ▁B adt ▁explained ▁his ▁new ▁fundamental ▁approach ▁to ▁interpretation ▁with ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁historical ▁action ▁and ▁art istic ▁making : ▁he ▁differenti ated ▁the ▁art istic ▁work ▁process ▁from ▁the ▁distinct ▁plans ▁and ▁designs , ▁seeing ▁it ▁in ▁each ▁stage ▁to ▁be ▁identical ▁with ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁draft . ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁understand ▁and ▁explain ▁the ▁finished ▁work ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁work ▁process . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁art istic ▁process ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁fabric ation ▁technique , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁making ▁visible ▁to ▁our ▁general ▁understanding ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁represented . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁marriage ▁with ▁El la ▁C . ▁W oll heim ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁B adt ▁married ▁Helen ▁" L eni " ▁Arn heim ▁( 1 9 0 6 - 1 9 7 3 ), ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Rudolf ▁Arn heim . ▁ ▁A ged ▁ 8 3 , ▁B adt ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁wife . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁B adt ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁art ▁histor ians ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁His ▁work ▁influenced ▁the ▁German ▁art ▁histor