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A still-life watercolor painting of flowers by a young Adolf Hitler will be sold at auction in Los Angeles this week, organisers have announced. | A still-life watercolor painting of flowers by a young Adolf Hitler will be sold at auction in Los Angeles this week, organisers have announced. |
The 1912 canvas, painted by the future Nazi leader when he was a struggling artist in his mid-20s, is going under the hammer at the Nate D Sanders auction house on Thursday. | The 1912 canvas, painted by the future Nazi leader when he was a struggling artist in his mid-20s, is going under the hammer at the Nate D Sanders auction house on Thursday. |
Hitler moved to Vienna as a young man to try to make it as an artist. A Jewish art dealer, Samuel Morgenstern, believed in his talent and sold several Hitler paintings to wealthy Viennese Jewish clients beginning in 1911. | Hitler moved to Vienna as a young man to try to make it as an artist. A Jewish art dealer, Samuel Morgenstern, believed in his talent and sold several Hitler paintings to wealthy Viennese Jewish clients beginning in 1911. |
When Hitler swept to power as an anti-semitic Nazi leader in the 1930s, his forces seized Morgenstern’s gallery and deported the owner to the Lodz Ghetto, where he died in 1943, according to the Los Angeles auctioneers. | |
The painting shows a blue ceramic pitcher holding orange, red and soft pink flowers – an unusual subject at a time when Hitler was focusing more on landscapes and architecture. | The painting shows a blue ceramic pitcher holding orange, red and soft pink flowers – an unusual subject at a time when Hitler was focusing more on landscapes and architecture. |
Bidding for the canvas will start at $30,000. It measures 34.3cm by 27.3cm (13.5in by 10.75in). | Bidding for the canvas will start at $30,000. It measures 34.3cm by 27.3cm (13.5in by 10.75in). |