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History tours: Third Reich, WW2WW2 category: Art & Paintings by Artist Adolf Hitler :: Latest WWII news reviews. Adolf Hitler was rejected twice by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and was told to focus on architecture. In Court Museum 'I ran from one object of interest to another, but it was always the buildings which held my primary interest.' (Mein Kampf). See also 'Art during WW2'.
Two previously unseen Adolf Hitler nude sketches for sale telegraph.co.uk :: 2010-02-27
Two sketches by Adolf Hitler of a young nude woman and the face of an elderly lady thought to be his mother are for sale. The two previously unseen pictures are expected to fetch £20,000. Hitler drew them in the early 1900s when he was in Vienna and was practised different styles so that he might gain a place at art college. The picture - drawn in 1908 - of the elderly woman's face is similar to photographs of his mother Klara Hitler and shows a lined and world-weary face. The contrasting nude - which doesn't have a face drawn in - was drawn in 1907 is a young and attractive figure.
Adolf Hitler's painting - which may have hung in Sigmund Freud's surgery - for sale telegraph.co.uk :: 2010-02-15
The Jewish psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud might have had Adolf Hitler's painting on the wall of his office. A watercolour by the Nazi dictator has a text on the back that has the name of Freud's practice in Vienna. While Freud was based in the Austrian city in 1910 it is possible he or one of his staff purchased the picture from Hitler, who was a painter at the time, knocking out postcards and paintings to make a living. This painting shows a small church with a background of mountains and is signed "A Hitler 1910." On the reverse are the Italian words: "Studio Medico Sigmund Freud Vienne."
A painting bought by a tourist from then unknown Adolf Hitler in 1908 in Vienna for sale telegraph.co.uk :: 2009-09-22
A painting bought by tourist Anna Sheersmith from a young painter in 1908 in Vienna will be auctioned off as it has emerged it was painted by the then unknown Adolf Hitler. The picture, brought back as a souvenir, has been revealed to the public for the first time. Its story had been kept a family secret for over 100 years, hidden by Sheersmith's relatives. The 5x3 inch painting - showing a town in the foreground with buildings nestling around a lake - has the Fuhrer's signature and its subject matter matches Hitler's activities in 1908.
Art historian Birgit Schwarz: Hitler saw himself an artistic genius spiegel.de :: 2009-08-27 :: Adolf Hitler
Art historian Birgit Schwarz claims Adolf Hitler saw himself as a genius and his obsession with art influenced his political views - and it's time to correct our image of Hitler. "People have underestimated the notion that Hitler considered himself an artist... and that much can be deduced from this self-image, this overheated artist's ego. However, this has hardly played a role in the research... it can help us gain a better understanding of Hitler as a person, as well as his system of power... Hitler's relationship with art is well-documented. He earned money with his watercolors and wanted to become a painter. Later he became an insatiable collector."
Hitler's paintings from Vienna (dated 1910, 1911) under the hammer in Germany reuters.com :: 2009-08-21 :: Art & Paintings by Artist Adolf Hitler
A German auction house will auction off 3 watercolors by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The works, showing cottages, mills and churches nestled in rural landscapes will go under the hammer on Sept 5 in Weidler's auction house in Nuremberg. The 3 paintings are dated from 1910 and 1911 and originate from Vienna where Hitler lived several years as a struggling artist. One of the paintings, "White church in the Wachau", was authenticated in 1963 by Peter Jahn, an expert on Hitler's early paintings, who ranked it as among Hitler's best works. Hitler created an estimated 723 pictures, including sketches and paintings. [The three paintings were sold for 42,000 euros]
A collection of Adolf Hitler's paintings fetch over 100,000e dw-world.de :: 2009-04-24
A rare collection of early paintings by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler have brought in over 100,000 euros at an auction in UK. A series of watercolors, oil paintings and sketches made by a young Adolf Hitler have been sold by the auctioneers Ludlow Racecourse in Shropshire. The 13 pictures were painted 1908-1914. The artworks include a self-portrait, signed with the initials "A.H.", which sold for over 11,000 euros. The works were discovered by a British soldier in Essen, Germany, in 1945, who had served with the Royal Manchester Regiment.
A self-portrait of Adolf Hitler, thought to be the first he ever painted, up for auction dailymail.co.uk :: 2009-03-26
A solitary figure sits on a bridge, dreaming no doubt of one day invading Poland. This watercolor is believed to be the earliest self-portrait by Adolf Hitler (it seems Hitler was keen to id himself by putting a cross and the initials AH above the figure), painted in 1910 when the future Fuhrer was 21 and a struggling artist. Kept in storage since it was discovered by Company Sergeant Major Willie J McKenna when he was stationed in Essen in 1945, it has been placed on public view, along with 12 others by Hitler, before it is auctioned off. They were sold directly to the present unnamed vendor and kept out of sight for decades.
Adolf Hitler painting sold at 7,000 pounds loss by woman because she hated it telegraph.co.uk :: 2008-11-27
The watercolour of a church along the French-Belgian border has the signature 'AH' and dates back to World War I when Adolf Hitler was stationed there as a foot soldier. It was purchased by a man, for 10,500 pounds in 2006 along with a collection of 23 of Hitler's artwork, who later gave it to his mother. But the woman decided she didn't want the picture and auctioned it at Jeffreys Auctions in Lostwithiel. It is expected to bring in as little as 3,000 pounds because of the financial crunch. Head auctioneer Ian Morris explained the seller of the painting had decided to auction the watercolour because she was uncomfortable with its history.
Adolf Hitler's private art collection (the legendary Linz Collection) goes online spiegel.de :: 2008-08-01
The German Historical Museum in Berlin has put the Linz Collection (Adolf Hitler's private collection of art which was displayed in Linz and stashed in salt mines at the end of World War II) online - not for casual viewing but to track the provenance of some pieces. The Führer's taste ran to bucolic idylls and precious German Romanticism. He dismissed "degenerate" art by realistic or socially biting artists. He wanted to use the art - 4,731 pieces - as the seed of a "Führermuseum," which he hoped to construct in Linz by 1950. To support the museum he set up the Sonderauftrag Linz foundation ("Special Project: Linz") - funded by proceeds from Mein Kampf.
The art of Adolf Hitler defaced with psychedelic rainbows independent :: 2008-05-30
When the artists Jake and Dinos Chapman purchased a series of paintings (landscapes, vistas of Roman ruins and still life) by Adolf Hitler for £115,000, many questioned the morality of paying for works by a dictator. Now the brothers unveiled 13 of the watercolours, on which they had added psychedelic rainbows, stars and love hearts. This is not the first time they have defaced artwork: The Chapmans also unveiled a swastika-shaped sculpture of epic scale, based on Hell, a work destroyed in the Momart fire in 2004. The original installation showed miniature Nazi soldiers carrying out acts of mass torture.
Cartoons drawn by Adolf Hitler discovered by Norwegian museum director? nzherald :: 2008-02-22
William Hakvaag says he has found cartoons by Adolf Hitler, who made a living as an artist before going into politics. He had found the drawings concealed in a painting signed "A.Hitler" that he bought. He found 3 coloured cartoons of dwarfs from the 1937 film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", signed A.H., and an unsigned "Pinocchio" sketch. Tests on the paintings dated from 1940. "I am 100% sure that these are drawings by Hitler... If one wanted to make a forgery, one would never hide it in the back of a picture, where it might never be discovered." The initials and the signature are consistent with Hitler's handwriting.
1911 painting of Vienna’s Votivkirche by Adolf Hitler sells for $40,000 news-antique :: 2007-12-21
In an auction by Manion’s Auction House an original 1911 dated watercolor of Vienna’s Votivkirche, by German dictator Adolf Hitler, fetched the sum of $40,000.00. "I’ve seen a few of his paintings over the years and they always amaze me. It’s just one of those aspects of WWII history that you hear about, but almost don’t really believe it could be true," said John Conway. While Manion has sold other original Hitler paintings in the past, this is the highest price they had seen one reach. The company is presently featuring another work by Hitler, a pen and ink watercolor, "Shelter in Fournes", referenced in "Adolf Hitler the Unknown Artist" by Billy E. Price.
Authentic Adolf Hitler paintings on auction news-antique :: 2007-11-23
While not well known for his watercolors, the dictator of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hilter, was quite a gifted artist. A gallery visit is unlikely to yield any of his work, but on occasion his pieces are bought and sold. Two such paintings have surfaced on Manion’s Auction House: a 1911 dated watercolor of the Votivkirche in Vienna, and his First World War -era interpretation of a French farmhouse. "This is quite an interesting glimpse into the soul of one of the most infamous figures in world history. To look at these renditions, one would think the hand that held the brush belonged to a gentle man..." said John Conway.
Water colour by Adolf Hitler sold for 29,300 dollars monstersandcritics.com :: 2007-03-22 :: Art & Paintings by Artist Adolf Hitler
A water colour depicting a city scene of Vienna by German dictator Adolf Hitler was sold at a Norwegian auction. Painted before the First World War, the water colour fetched 29,300 dollars at the auction. No bids were made during the auction. The unnamed buyer had placed an advance bid. In the early 1900s, the Austrian-born Hitler made numerous pictures but failed twice to be accepted to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.
Adolf Hitler painting by German forger Konrad Kujau for sale pantagraph :: 2006-10-18 :: Relic Hunters: Hidden Nazi & War treasures
Konrad Kujau fooled the world in the early 1980s by forging Adolf Hitler diaries. After being discredited by historians and implicated as the mastermind behind the hoax, he spent years in a prison. But the peddler of Nazi paraphernalia continued his career behind bars, copying paintings, including a number of paintings of Hitler. Those paintings have made it to Central Illinois and will be sold. The bidding will take place on gunbroker site, where a rare German gun that belonged to Hitler sold for about $140,000. Also being auctioned will be a ribbon dedicated to the crew of the German warship Graf Spree.
One of the largest sales ever held of works attributed to the Hitler hrtz :: 2006-10-09 :: Collectors and German Militaria
They came from England, from Estonia, from Russia and from the US. A group of elderly men, young businessmen, and Russian oligarchs of various ages. Nearly all male, nearly all pretending to be someone else. They avoided the cameras and barely spoke to the media. All of them had a lot of money, all of them denied having any sympathy for Nazism or the Third Reich, and all of them came to this village in England for one reason: to buy paintings by Adolf Hitler. Commerce in collectors' items from the Second World War - including items that belonged to the leaders of the Nazi Party, works of art by Hitler, weapons and uniforms - is now flourishing as never before.
$245,500 for Adolf Hitler watercolours, sketches cbc :: 2006-09-27 :: Art & Paintings by Artist Adolf Hitler
A collection of 21 watercolours and sketches attributed to Adolf Hitler sold for $245,500 at auction in Britain. The sale has been opposed by some groups who object to any profit being made in association with the Nazi leader. But more than 50 onlookers, including military buffs, gathered for the auction. Prices ranged from $6,800 to $22,300, with the highest price for the painting The Church of Preux-au-Bois. In some countries, like Germany, it is illegal to buy, own or sell Nazi memorabilia. The auction was briefly cut off by two comedians who shouted "Third Reich" and "Mussolini".
Worldwide interest in 'Adolf Hitler' pictures bbc :: 2006-08-11
A collection of paintings believed to be the work of Adolf Hitler has attracted worldwide interest ahead of an auction due in Cornwall.
The 21 paintings and two pencil sketches will go under the hammer on 26 September. There has been so much interest that Jefferys may now hold the sale in a larger location near its premises. The paintings were done during the World War I "so there is no connection with what he became later." They were discovered in a suitcase in an attic near to where Adolf Hitler served during First World War. The paintings - some signed A Hitler, and others AH - feature landscapes, some with buildings.
21 watercolours and sketches by Adolf Hitler up for sale bbc :: 2006-07-28
The 21 watercolours and sketches were discovered in a Belgian attic, close to where Hitler served during the First World War. Steps were taken to prove their authenticity without success. The paintings, which are similar to other works by Adolf Hitler, are expected to fetch up to £3,000. A number of the works bore the dictator's distinctive signature.
Prints of a 1913 painting by Adolf Hitler selling very well Article no longer available from the original source. :: edmontonsun :: 2006-07-16
Prints of a 1913 painting by Adolf Hitler have been selling like hotcakes ever since antique collector John Adam made national headlines for his sideline. He said he doesn't know why people are so eager for the print, which he bought 10 years ago and now sells copies for $42 each. "He was a very intelligent man and a great artist," said Angela, who wouldn't give her last name. "I'm not a fan of what he did, though." Toronto's Adam Bird also said he isn't a Nazi sympathizer, but he'd like to add a print to his Hitler collection. "It's a nice painting."
A print of Munich Square by Adolf Hitler circa 1913 for sale Article no longer available from the original source. :: edmontonsun :: 2006-07-13
A framed print of a painting by Adolf Hitler is raising eyebrows at Shopping Centre. The piece entitled The Munich Square by Adolf Hitler circa 1913 is nestled among pop culture collectibles, antiques and collectibles. "People don't say much about it - they're just surprised that he could paint," said John Adam. He bought the print as a curiosity off eBay 10 years ago, before a ban on profiting from the work of murderers was implemented.
Hitler prints on show in Haifa funded by Education Ministry ynetnews :: 2006-03-14
Controversy: Nazi leader's work on display at local gallery funded by Education Ministry Merav Yudilovitch. Prints of six paintings by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler when he was young are displayed in the Pyramid gallery in Haifa, and have stirred a rather predictable row. Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav who visited the exhibit says he strongly opposes the display of Hitler's paintings. "I think this is bad taste in its extreme form" he said. "No gallery should display these kitschy pictures and there is no explanation that could remedy this."
Hitler paintings sold on Austrian eBay sify :: 2005-12-22
Original watercolor paintings by Adolf Hitler are going for a few thousand euros (dollars) on the Austrian page of the auction website eBay. A painting titled "Muenchen," (Munich) bearing the signature of the former Nazi dictator and described by the seller as a "rarity", was put up for auction at an asking price of 2,100 euros (2,495 dollars). Another watercolor by Hitler, titled "Bad Gastein," received at least 25 bids before selling for more than 4,500 euros (5,340 dollars).
A watercolor by Hitler for sale on Ebay-Austria sawf :: 2005-12-09
A painting titled "Muenchen," (Munich) bearing the signature of the former Nazi dictator and described by the seller as a "rarity", was put up for auction at an asking price of 2,100 euros on eBay.at. Another watercolor by Hitler, titled "Bad Gastein," received at least 25 bids before selling for more than 4,500 euros. Austrian-born Hitler famously had ambitions to become an artist and was turned down by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. His production of paintings and sketches was prolific but experts see little artistic merit in them and major auction-houses shy away from them because of their author's bloodstained career.
Watercolour by Adolf Hitler has been sold at auction for 7,700 euros BBC :: 2005-11-04
The picture of a German postman, 7in by 6in drawing from sketch book painted by the future Nazi dictator in 1924, was sold for 7,700 euros. Manager said the rare signed example of Hitler's early artistic career went to a private buyer. Drawing came from a friend of Otto Gunsche, Hitler's personal adjutant.
Adolf Hitler was rejected twice by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and was told to focus on architecture. In Court Museum 'I ran from one object of interest to another, but it was always the buildings which held my primary interest.' (Mein Kampf). See also:
'Art during WW2'.