Camp des Milles 1940

"Camp des Milles" is a 1940 watercolor by the German-French artist Wols, whose real name was Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze. The painting depicts a surreal and abstract representation of the internment camp in Aix-en-Provence, France, where Wols himself was imprisoned in 1940. The work is characterized by its use of gestural lines, vibrant colors, and an unsettling atmosphere, reflecting the artist’s experience of confinement and the anxieties of the time.