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Thies LLC (Thies US) is proposing on their April 16, 2020 9th auction not less than 37 lots of attributed Hitler paintings and sketches from the von Mertschinsky collection :
https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/a...ries=&rfa=true
Those paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler, are from the extensive collection of Mr. Schulze von Mertschinsky. Mr. Mertschinsky collected a great number of Hitler paintings in his 40 years as an active collector. Some of these paintings are featured in the 1983 book "Adolf Hitler als Maler und Zeichner" (Adolf Hitler as Painter and Illustrator) by Billy F. Price, Dr. August Priesack and Peter Jahn., Gallant Verlag AG, Switzerland. There has been much controversy and confusion regarding the authenticity of Hitler paintings recently which has resulted in the confiscation of fake or dubious works offered as originals by the German police.We therefore do not wish to express an opinion on the paintings and drawings offered in this auction and sell them as "attributed to Adolf Hitler" which means that authorship cannot be guaranteed even if the work of art bears an Adolf Hitler signature. The collection includes a large variety of Hitler attributed works and some might well be originals. However due to the accuracy of reproductions, we cannot guarantee the authenticity and authorship of the pieces from the Mertschinsky - Collection offered at auction and have priced them as if they were reproductions. We invite all potential buyers to make up their own opinion and bid accordingly.
I could resist to save for the posterity (and the WAF archives) the pictures of those ugly paintings that in my opinion are obvious fakes for the vast majority of them…
Hitler was not a good landscape painter, but he was not that bad in my opinion, especially after the WWI…
The 37 lots are from N°1415 to N°1451.
You will notice that some fake paintings come with fake NSDAP documents (blank NSDAP Reichsleitung papers) which were filled with bogus informations to “authenticate” them…
The buyer premium for this auction is 26 % (!).
This auction is only available on Invaluable.
Pictures courtesy of Thies LLC.
Below, pictures of lots 1415, 1416, 1417 and 1418.
Caveat Emptor !
See You
Vince
Thies LLC (Thies US) is proposing on their April 16, 2020 9th auction not less than 37 lots of attributed Hitler paintings and sketches from the von Mertschinsky collection :
https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/a...ries=&rfa=true
Those paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler, are from the extensive collection of Mr. Schulze von Mertschinsky. Mr. Mertschinsky collected a great number of Hitler paintings in his 40 years as an active collector. Some of these paintings are featured in the 1983 book "Adolf Hitler als Maler und Zeichner" (Adolf Hitler as Painter and Illustrator) by Billy F. Price, Dr. August Priesack and Peter Jahn., Gallant Verlag AG, Switzerland. There has been much controversy and confusion regarding the authenticity of Hitler paintings recently which has resulted in the confiscation of fake or dubious works offered as originals by the German police.We therefore do not wish to express an opinion on the paintings and drawings offered in this auction and sell them as "attributed to Adolf Hitler" which means that authorship cannot be guaranteed even if the work of art bears an Adolf Hitler signature. The collection includes a large variety of Hitler attributed works and some might well be originals. However due to the accuracy of reproductions, we cannot guarantee the authenticity and authorship of the pieces from the Mertschinsky - Collection offered at auction and have priced them as if they were reproductions. We invite all potential buyers to make up their own opinion and bid accordingly.
I could resist to save for the posterity (and the WAF archives) the pictures of those ugly paintings that in my opinion are obvious fakes for the vast majority of them…
Hitler was not a good landscape painter, but he was not that bad in my opinion, especially after the WWI…
The 37 lots are from N°1415 to N°1451.
You will notice that some fake paintings come with fake NSDAP documents (blank NSDAP Reichsleitung papers) which were filled with bogus informations to “authenticate” them…
The buyer premium for this auction is 26 % (!).
This auction is only available on Invaluable.
Pictures courtesy of Thies LLC.
Below, pictures of lots 1415, 1416, 1417 and 1418.
Caveat Emptor !
See You
Vince
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