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Bodies in a Grave, Belsen
Painted in 1946 by Alex Colville (1920–)

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Alex Colville was one of three Canadian war artists who entered the German concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen shortly after its liberation by British forces.

"It was a profoundly affecting experience. Obviously it would be, unless a person was an absolute fool."

— Alex Colville


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