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September 24,
2019 - Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism
A 'Hitler' in Florida (2)
Affiliate Auctions, Tallahassee June 25, 2019 Introduction | Forged signature | Certificate of Authenticity | Rudolf Hess | Previous Hitler auctions in Tallahassee 2019
| Auctions | Press
Affiliate
Auctions in Tallahassee (Florida, USA) is
planning to auction on June 25, 2019 the 84rd
alleged Hitler artwork that surfaced in 2019.
This time it is a pencil drawing, allegedly
depicting Stefanie Rabatsch, the girl from Linz
who was secretly loved by the young Hitler in
1906/1907.
"Pencil sketch by
Adolf Hitler believed to be of an early love
interest, Stefanie Rabatsch, née Isak. It has
her name written along the upper left of the
image. In the bottom right of the page is an
alleged early example of Hitler's signature. The
back of the paper appears to have the signature
of Rudolf Hess and the date 1937. Included is a
Certificate of Authenticity from Stephen R
Pastore, author of numerous works on Hitler's
art, which attests to the authenticity of the
piece and is dated from 5/25/18. Measures 11 1/4
x 8 7/8 inches. This lot has a reserve." Source:
See also:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/72702808_wwii-adolf-hitler-pencil-sketch-stefanie-rabatsch
The signature on the
June 2019 Tallahassee 'Hitler' work looks
completely different than the signatures
Hitler used on watercolors and drawings he
made in 1906-1914. Even a layman can see this.
But
what if the CoA-issuer was wrong, and Hitler
made this drawing on a later date, for example
in 1937? Well, this is how Hitler wrote and
signed in 1937:
Authentic signatures 1908: Werner Maser. Adolf Hitler. Legende - Mythos - Wirklichkeit. Naumann & Göbel, Köl, 1971. Page 483. Authentic signature 1914: courtesy US Army Center for Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia Authentic handwritten text 1908: Postcard ('Dreifaltigkeitssäule Wien') from Hitler to August Kubizek, sent July 1908. Legacy Franz Jetzinger. No. 92. Oberösterreichisches Landesarchiv, Linz. Authentic handwritten text and signature 1937: Signed photo given by Hitler to the Canadian prime minister W.L. Mackenzie King, June 29 1937. National Archives of Canada, C-011452.
Sources
"Certificate of
Authenticity Comments on this
CoA This CoA proves that Stephen R. Pastore is either a swindler or a very misinformed person. As we have seen, the ‘Hitler’ signature does not resemble any authentic Hitler signature. The work itself does not show any typical characteristic of Hitler’s artwork nor is it ‘consistent with the known oeuvre of the artist’ – au contraire. And on top of that: Stefanie Rabatsch was not ‘the artist’s acquintance’ -she had never met him.
Mr. Pastore is
of course free to give his opinion. But in
this CoA text he’s clearly telling lies. By
doing so, he joined the ranks of the known Hitler CoA-swindlers.
Furthermore:
Stephen
R. Pastore claims to be 'a recognized
authority in the field of Hitler’s art'.
Maybe recognized by himself, but certainly
not by any serious (art) historian. His
'three catalogue books on the artwork of
Adolf Hitler' are basically one book - The complete
paintings of Adolf Hitler
- which is utter rubbish.
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On March 8, 2018 this
auction house sold six clearly forged Hitler
sketches, as being authentic Hitler artworks.
All six were accompanied by fraudulent
certificates of authenticity issued by Frank P.
Garo. The works were sold for $20,800.-.
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