Wedding gift painting by Adolf Hitler fetches $20,000

Published September 1, 2016 3:34pm ET



A watercolor by Nazi madman Adolf Hitler, given to the caretaker of the fuhrer’s country home he shared with Eva Braun, has sold for $20,000 in a Maryland auction, the latest proof that Third Reich artifacts remain red hot among collectors.

The painting of a scene in Vienna is signed by Hitler, who fancied himself an artist, though his lack of proper perspectives prompted his rejection from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.

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