3 Hitler paintings to go up for auction

BERLIN: A German auction house today sell three watercolor paintings attributed to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

The works, depicting cottages, mills, and churches nestled in rural landscapes, will go under the hammer on Sept. 5, Weidler’s auction house in Nuremberg said.

The three paintings are dated from 1910 and 1911 and originate from Vienna, where a young Hitler spent several years as a struggling artist. He then joined the army and fought in World War I.

One of the paintings, “White church in the Wachau,’’ was authenticated in 1963 by the late Peter Jahn, a renowned expert on Hitler’s early pieces.

Although the precise number of works by Hitler is unknown, Weidler said there were an estimated 723 pictures, including sketches, in existence. The auction house is expecting a five-figure sum for each picture. Earlier this year they sold two other watercolors by Hitler for a total of $45,530. link..