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Fake Hitler in Edison, NJ

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At the June Art and Asian Style auction, Saturday June 26, 2021, the Edison (NJ, USA) based Livingston Auction Inc offers a drawing allegedly made by Adolf Hitler. The work is however as false as the true man's deeds.

Lot 0011: "Adolf Hitler pencil drawing with CoA". Start price $200.

Description by auctioneer: "ADOLF HITLER PENCIL DRAWING WITH COA. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. In 1907, Hitler went to live in Vienna and study fine art before joining the military. This pencil drawing is on paper, signed in lower right corner, Condition: very good and accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity (Polish). size paper.10 x 8 inch.

Shipping cost incluing pack and delivery to US address 50 USD and International 150 USD.

CONDITION

This lot do not carry established documented provenance nor any past record of auction history record are described in the catalog as attributed. Authentication of the artwork has not been established nor is it implied. Authentication of any stamps or labels has not been established nor is it implied. Pieces are being sold ""As Is"". No additional information regarding provenance will be provided after the auction. Authentic is not reason for return."

Comment by Droog Magazine: This is an obvious fake. The signature is the signature like the one Hitler used when he signed letters or documents, but never on sketches or drawings. Physical examination of the signature will in all likelihood learn that is is a forgery. didn't make any works in this style. As it has no provenance what so ever, only complete idiots will bid on this fantasy contraption.

Miroslawa Wojtczak?

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The undated CoA in Polish is allegedly issued by Miroslawa Wojtczak (ca. 1954-2015), from Torun. But there are strong indications that the CoA in itself is a forgery, composed by an unknown forger.

We think this is the case, because the text is almost exactly the same as the texts on Certificates of Authenticity allegedly issued by Jadwiga Oczko-Kozłowska. Also the fantasy paper type used, the kind of stamp and the general lay out point to the same forger.

CoA "by Miroslawa Wojtczak"		CoA by "Jadwiga Oczko-Kozłowska"
"Niniejszy rysenek obraz wedlóg mojej oceny jest Autentyczną pracą Adolfa Hitlera, Niemieckiego polityka, Kanclerza Rzeszy Niemieckiej. O wyżej wymienionej opinii świadczy technika wykonania szkicu ołówkiem oraz złożony na niej podpis."		"Niniejszy obraz wedlóg mojej oceny jest Autentyczną pracą Adolfa Hitlera, Niemieckiego polityka, Kanclerza Rzeszy Niemieckiej. O wyżej wymienionej opinii świadczy technika wykonania akwareli oraz złożony na niej podpis."

"This sketch is, in my opinion, the Authentic work of Adolf Hitler, German politician, Chancellor of the German Reich. The aforementioned opinion is proven by the technique of the pencil sketch and the signature affixed to it."		"This painting is, in my opinion, an Authentic Work of Adolf Hitler, German politician, Chancellor of the German Reich. The aforementioned opinion is proven by the technique of execution of the watercolour and the signature affixed to it."

One of our contacts in Poland, "KZ" from Polish Art Corner, looked for us closer at these texts and remarked:

“In my opinion, both Polish texts are direct computer translations from English into Polish and not the other way. Probably all of this below is not so important for you but I can be very specific:

1. In one of two blue ovals (Wojtczak’s certificate) you will find two words „resunek obraz”. Firstly, in Polish language there is no such word as ‘resunek’ but only ‘rysunek’ which means ‘drawing’. Secondly, I’ve noticed that having those two words together doesn’t make sense as only one is needed to describe the medium that was used (rysunek = drawing; obraz = could be watercolor or oil or even a drawing). This mistake was made by forger from the automatic translation English word „sketch” which apparently gave these alternatives in translation. In my opinion the foreigner is not Polish speaker, maybe Polish descent or probably not Polish et all.

2. In a second blue oval (both Wojtczak and Kozlowska) I circled the word „Autentyczną”. In Polish language there is no need to write capital letters in such adjectives (means „authentic”). It is a grammar error. This mistake also came from automatic translation of English text that has this word with capital letter.

3. So, Wojtczak certifies drawing (rysunek) which is “sketch” in English. On the other hand, Kozłowska certifies “watercolor” = ‘akwarela” and this way this forger came with translation of a very broad characteristic„obraz”. If this forger knew Polish language, he would use the word „akwarela” or alternatively „gwasz”.

I have no idea why somebody used Polish names (Wojtczak and Kozłowska) to certify Hitler’s works. I haven't seen Hitler's works on Polish market or of any such interest.”

See also: Hitlers keep flooding Florida. Droog Magazine, June 22, 2021.

Obituary of Miroslawa Wojtczak (2015).
http://zpaptorun.pl/index.php/2015/10/22/zmarla-miroslawa-wojtczak/
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Address auction house

Livingston Auction Inc
2015 State Rt 27 Suite 100-131 Edison, NJ 08817 USA

This auction house has no own website.

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