Sketches signed by Hitler sold at auction
A collection of sketches and two greeting cards signed by Adolf Hitler were sold at a Montreal auction for $32,400 on July 19. Four architectural sketches √ done in charcoal, pencil and watercolour √ were sold for between $6,500 and $7,500 each. One includes the Nazi leader's corrections in red pencil on sketches of the opera house in his hometown of Linz, Austria. The two postcards, which date from New Year's Day 1935 and Christmas 1938, brought $2,100 and $2,300 respectively. The lots were purchased by anonymous buyers via telephone bidding. The collector who presented the items wished to remain anonymous as well. As many participants of the sales note, the auction room was silent during the bidding. Just before the Hitler pieces were brought out, curtains were drawn and the auction house's front door was shut. Officials said the measures were to protect the confidentiality of the bidders.
We should also remind our readers, that the Canadian Jewish Congress and other groups have expressed their disapproval of the auction. They have called for the items to be donated to museums for scholarly study.
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