In Germany, lack of supply, an auction of paintings painted by Hitler failed

The paintings, whose initial prices ranged from 19,000 to 51,000 euros, received no offer. Other objects that allegedly belonged to the genocide, such as a Meissen porcelain pitcher, were sold at 5,500 euros and a tablecloth at a minimum price of 630 euros.

As explained in Germany the failure of the auction was due more to high prices and doubts about the authenticity of the coins than to the lack of interest in the purchase of related items to Hitler.

In fact, these types of auctions aim to satisfy the demand of collectors, often foreigners, who are willing to spend considerable sums of money on possessing an object of genocide or other Nazi regime personalities. The Weidler house has already sold several paintings attributed to Hitler, including two watercolors for 32,000 euros in 2009.

Among the items auctioned yesterday, there was also a wicker chair with a swastika on the back, whose initial price was € 6,500 and for which no offer had been made.

The auction catalog included 26 other paintings attributed to Hitler with the signatures "A. H." or "A. Hitler", but they had to be removed after their seizure by the German courts because of doubts about their authenticity. The paintings and objects came from 23 different owners, according to the auction house, which denied any irregularities and declared to cooperate with the police and justice.