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Haim Soutine (Chaïm Soutine) 1940
Oil on canvas, Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou

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Under the German occupation, Chaim Soutine was listed in the records of the Bureau of Jewish Affairs and was forced into hiding in 1940. He managed to continue painting despite the need to constantly move. in August 1943, he suffered a perforated ulcer. He did not reach the hospital in time because he tried to bypass the roadblocks around Paris to avoid being arrested.