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The Hitler Forgery Industry

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2002  | Auctions |  Certificates of Authenticity


The strange business of selling fakes, forgeries and other concoctions attributed to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and other Nazi criminals.

Introduction

Even though the Hitler diaries scandal had made it quite clear that there were many fake Hitlers on the market, the trade in the "authentic" Hitler watercolors and other objects attributed to Hitler continued. 

11-04-2000 - "Hitlers" offered by David Irving
 



11-04-2002 - "Hitlers" offered by David Irving

David Irving offers four "Hitlers", stating: 

"Thirty years ago a British collector obtained four paintings executed by the young Adolf Hitler from two different sources, and these are now offered for sale. Hitler gave two of the paintings to Helen Schwaiger, the waitress at the Munich restaurant at which he regularly ate during his first Munich period, 1913-1914, in payment of his tab; she "earned" altogether 21 paintings by Hitler in this way. [See expert report by Prof. Ernst Wilkinghoff: Facsimile in German translation There is also an expertise from Kunsthistoriker Dr K Exner].

One was purchased from a British auction house. Their authenticity is vouched for, and the paintings are accompanied by the usual documents describing their provenance.”


"Am Marienplatz, München". "Size 10 x 14 cm."


"Franziskanerplatz Wien, 1912." 23 x 17 cm.  "Sold 18.04.02 at asking price, £10,000). Allegedly originating from Margarete Mayerat". The copyright notation is a farce, as it is unknown who made this work.

 

"Marienplatz München"", "Initialled "A.H. 1913". "Sold 28.1.03 at £3,000". "Size 11 x 16 cm."


"Signed by "A.H. 1913, pen and ink sketch". "Sold 28.9.02 at £3,000". "Size 13 x 20 cm."

These are, not surprisingly, blatant forgeries.


Source:
David Irving. The 1912-1913 paintings of Adolf Hitler. Focal Point Publications, 11-04-2002.
http://www.fpp.co.uk/Hitler/artist/Cullis/index.html







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