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For Sale: Alleged Hitler Paintings. No One's Buying

5 watercolors go unsold at German auction house amid concern they could be fakes

(Newser) - Five watercolors attributed to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler from his early days as a struggling artist have failed to sell at auction in the southern German city of Nuremberg, possibly over fears they could be fakes, reports the AP . The Nuremberger Nachrichten newspaper reported Sunday that no bids were received...

Hitler Painting Sells for $162K
 Hitler Painting Sells for $162K 

Hitler Painting Sells for $162K

Watercolor goes for 3 times as much as expected

(Newser) - The work of one of Europe's most infamous onetime struggling artists sold for $162,000 at auction yesterday, nearly three times its expected sales price . The watercolor depicting Munich's old city hall is rather unremarkable but for the "A. Hitler" signature on the bottom left; it's...

Young Van Gogh Watercolor Unveiled

Showcases darker tones of earlier work

(Newser) - For the first time in five years, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has added a new piece to its collection—and it looks a little different from your standard Vincent van Gogh. This one is an 1882 watercolor whose tones are much darker than those the artist later adopted....

Cezanne Under Wraps Since 1953 Could Fetch $20M

Rare work was study for artist's Card Players series

(Newser) - A Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog in 2011 listed a 19th-century watercolor Paul Cezanne made as a study for his Card Players series as "whereabouts unknown." No more: The work, which Reuters describes as "rare" and "pristine," was discovered by Christie's as it worked...

Calvin and Hobbes Print Sells for $107K

Bill Watterson's watercolor from a calendar sells at Heritage Auctions

(Newser) - Someone's a really big fan of the Calvin and Hobbes strip. A watercolor of the pair napping under a tree fetched $107,550 in a sale by Heritage Auctions this week, reports the Washington Post . The piece was created in the late 1980s by Bill Watterson, author of the...

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