| Place | Europe: Germany, Belsen |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART25015 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 22.1 x 16.9 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and brush and ink on paper |
| Maker |
Moore, Alan |
| Place made | Germany: Belsen |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Belsen doctor
Description
The Hungarian member of the SS, Fritz Klein was the Bergen-Belsen Camp doctor, and earlier a physician at Auschwitz. He subjected inmates to appalling medical experiments and would later hang for his offences. Moore was struck by this medical doctor who was not only indifferent to the death and disease which surrounded him but also played a role in creating it. He is pictured as unfeeling and unrepentant.