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August 30, 2021  Intro | Watercolors | Auction policies | Past "Hitler" auctions by AA
In the never
stopping flood of clearly fake Hitler
watercolors offered by the Tallahassee
(Florida) based auction house "Affiliated
Auctions" (AA) we've spotted another two fake
Hitlers. Both of them with Certificates of
Authenticity (CoAs) allegedly issued by Polish
art historians, but which are in fact
forgeries themselves. Lot 4347: "Adolf Hitler watercolor
painting with CoA".
Source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/adolf-hitler-watercolor-painting-with-coa-4347-c-5064950a17 To
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Description by auctioneer: "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 watercolor is on paper, signed in lower left corner, professionally framed and measures 18 X 16 inches in total with a 10 3/4 X 8 inch image. Very good condition. Certificate of Authenticity (Polish) issues by Miroslawa Wojtczak."
Source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/adolf-hitler-watercolor-painting-with-coa-4400-c-a3b4150832
Affiliated
Auctions: “Descriptions are
not intended to be definitive and should be
thought of as opinions on the genuineness,
authorship, attribution, provenance, period,
culture, source, origin, or condition of the
property. No statement made in item leads,
descriptions, estimate or during the sale
should be considered an assumption of
liability or warranty. Lots of items that we
deem to be questionable in nature will be
described as “unauthenticated”. Usage of this
term does not imply anything other than our
opinion. Artworks described as a work by a
specific artist fall into our highest tier of
authenticity, however, no qualified statement
about the authorship is strictly implied.
Artworks described as “attributed to...” are
most likely, in our opinion, a work by the
artist but there is less certainty expressed
than in the terminology described above. (…)
The term signed by and/or dated by the artist
is believed to have been inscribed by the
artist's hand. The term bears signature
implies that the signature may have been added
by someone other than the artist. (...)
Autographs and autographed items are believed
to be authentic unless otherwise stated.”
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