A set of paintings and sketches purportedly done by a young Adolf Hitler sold at auction Thursday for 97,672 pounds ($143,358).
Among the 15 pictures is a portrait of solitary figure dressed in brown peering into wine-colored waters. The date is 1910, the signature reads "A. Hitler" and scribbled just over the mysterious figure are the letters: "A.H."
Mullocks, the auction house that conducted the sale, vouched for the authenticity and said they were acquired at the end of WWII by a British soldier serving in Germany.
The "mystery" portrait sold for about 10,000 pounds ($14,600). Buyer John Ratledge, 46, said he planned to hang it at home or in his office.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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