NUREMBERG: Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler will be auctioned off Saturday in the German city of Nuremberg, sparking anger that the Nazi memorabilia market is alive and well. All but five of the paintings were withdrawn from the auction after doubts were raised about their authenticity. The Weidler auction house is holding the "special sale" in Nuremberg, the city in which Nazi war criminals were tried in 1945. The watercolours, drawings and paintings bearing "Hitler" signatures featured views of Vienna or Nuremberg, female nudes and still lifes, the auction house said. Weidler said in a statement that the paintings' withdrawal from sale "does not automatically mean they are fakes".

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2019 04:07 UTC