Signed works by Adolf Hitler have generated a turnover of €391,000 at a sale held between 18 and 20 June 2015 at Weidler auction in Nuremberg, Germany.

International bidders participated in the auction of 14 watercolours and drawings realised between 1904 and 1922 by the man who was to became the infamous Nazi dictator. The auction house said of the sale: “These collectors [from China, France, Brazil, Germany and the United Arab Emirates] do not specialise in this painter, but have a general interest in high-value art”. The highest price was achieved by a view of a fairytale castle in Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, selling for €100,000, followed by a still life of carnations, selling for €73,000. The remaining works included views of various buildings in Vienna, an image of Prague in the fog, and a female nude.

No law prohibits the sale of art by Hitler in Germany, provided that the relevant pieces do not depict Nazi symbols. Nevertheless, media commentators have questioned the morality of authorising such an auction sale.