The auction
This auction is for one of the original paintings that artist Albert Ziëck has created as part of the ‘Airborne Collection’. A limited edition canvas of this painting can be bought here.
All proceeds from this auction will go to the ‘Stichting Polen-Driel‘.
About the painting
A portrait of the Polish general Stanisław Sosabowski, the founder and commander of the sole Polish airborne unit. He was scapegoated by the English for the Battle of Arnhem’s failure and suffered for this all his life.
One of the consequences was that he was denied a pension and had to work in a factory until the age of seventy-five. Despite this, veterans who had fought alongside him in Driel would invariably salute him whenever they saw him driving a forklift. In recent times, Sosabowski’s honor has been restored and the historic injustice undone.
Video
Learn more about this painting from the artist himself.