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Upon becoming dictator in 1933 adolf hitler gave his personal artistic preference the force of law to a degree rarely known before.

The world at war germany world map emoji. A watercolour thought to be painted by adolf hitler has sold at an auction in germany for 130000 euros 103000. Prior to world war one in which he fought hitler worked in vienna as a casual labourer and an artist drawing postcards and paintings. Hitler who orchestrated the murder of millions of jews and others during world war ii had aspired to be an artist as a young man.

Before world war one in which he fought hitler worked in vienna as a casual labourer and an artist drawing postcards and paintings. More from bbc world service examination confirmed mr edsels initial hunch that the book was one of 31 albums that formed a catalogue featuring art selected by hitler for inclusion in a huge national socialist museum of art planned for the austrian city of linz. In 1939 months before the start of world war two ms cassirer tried to escape the country.

The nazi art hoard that shocked the world judge rules museum rightfully owns nazi looted painting the painting was purchased by mr mosse in 1900 at the great berlin art exhibition. He was twice rejected from the vienna academy of fine arts. The nazi regime in germany actively promoted and censored forms of art between 1933 and 1945.

However a nazi official forced her to hand over the painting in exchange for the exit visa. The 1914 painting of munichs city hall was put up for sale by two. In 2015 weidler auction house sold more than a dozen paintings attributed to hitler for almost 400000.

How the world found out from the bbc. The watercolour paintings were confiscated during a raid after police received a tip off.