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 ‘Market Garden Foundation’.
About the painting
A good friend of the painter, Mieke Mintjes, wrote a poem after being shown this painting.
Hurt
Solders we are, comrades
in life and death
marching along in long queues
from dawn until dusk
Freedom bleeds wherever we go
we bravely fight forward but
when one mate falls
our respect silently remains
for each grave we leave behind
Helmets on a wooden cross
we quietly carry the names with us
as human beings and comrades
And however long the war
has also buried our voices
the future will never be kept silent
about the sacrifice we have given
Now rest, brave soldier
and farewell
my comrade
Video
Learn more about this painting from the artist himself.