Awful Painting Bought For Less Than $1 Turns Out To Be A HitlersteemCreated with Sketch.

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The work of art is an aquarelle, a painting created out of thin watercolors, that depicts the Neutor, or "new gate," of the old Vienna fortifications.

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This artwork was likely painted when Hitler lived in Vienna, between 1909 and 1913, where he unsuccessfully attempted to start a career as an artist. He applied twice to the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts Vienna during these years but was rejected both times.

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