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ADOLF HITLER OVERSIZE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR
An original oversize watercolor painting by future dictator Adolf Hitler, 10" x 11 1/2" on heavy rag paper, one of his typical street scenes showing St. Michael's Church in Vienna, as well as the surrounding structures, likely painted in Vienna ca. 1910-14. The painting is executed in a black ink wash with muted shades of orange, ochre, brown, burgundy and ivory. The image is signed in medium blue paint: "A. Hitler" at lower-right in block letters, as Hitler's works typically were. The colors, style, poor perspective, utter lack of figures in the painting and choice of subject are entirely consistent and typical of Hitler's work. Indeed, he had painted St. Michael's several other times, and those images closely resemble this example. In very good condition. Set in a period (toned) mat and gold gilt frame with period hanger on reverse. Having handled many Hitler paintings in the past, we are confident that the style, signature...and the lack of trumped-up paperwork, points to this piece as being completely genuine and certainly not one of the dozens of frauds and oils (!) to have reached the market over the past dozen years. Additionally, the painting almost certainly dates to 1909 or earlier: a Vienna scholar advises us that the house at left, opposite the church, was demolished and replaced by a new building in 1909.

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February 18, 2014 11:00 AM EST
Elkton, MD, US

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