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Before Zero Hour, 1945 (oil on canvas)
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Before Zero Hour, 1945 (oil on canvas)
CIV215816 Before Zero Hour, 1945 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); 38.8x57.3 cm; Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum
Media ID 38697838
© © Canadian War Museum / Bridgeman Images
Air Raid Blast Bomb Bombardment Bombed Bombing Bombings Bombs Crescent Explosion Explosions Flash Moonlight Nocturne Second World War Shelling Silhouette Wwii Battle Field
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In the midst of chaos and destruction, 'Before Zero Hour, 1945' by Alex Colville captures a hauntingly beautiful moment in time. This oil on canvas masterpiece depicts a battle-scarred landscape bathed in the eerie glow of moonlight, as if the very fabric of reality is being torn apart.
The scene is set just before dawn on May 4th, 1945, mere hours before Allied forces would launch a massive bombardment on German positions during World War II. The trees stand like skeletal sentinels, their branches twisted and gnarled from the relentless shelling that has ravaged the landscape. In the distance, explosions light up the sky like fireflies on a summer night, casting an otherworldly glow over the devastation.
Colville's brushstrokes are bold and expressive, imbuing this nocturne with an air of foreboding and tension. The crescent moon hangs low in the sky like a ghostly eye watching over the carnage below. Amidst this apocalyptic backdrop, one can almost hear the distant rumble of artillery fire and feel the blast waves shaking through every molecule.
This powerful painting serves as a poignant reminder of humanity's capacity for destruction and chaos. Yet even amidst such darkness lies beauty – in this case, captured through Colville's masterful use of color and composition.
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