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Would you buy one of his paintings?

I know that I can do as well (or better) and yet, somehow, I have not yet attempted to conquer the world ar perpetrate acts of genocide.

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It's certainly a possible combination of interests. I am, afterall, an illustrator. :) Luckily I'm reasonably successful in my craft, so I have no real desire to go on a conquering binge just yet.

I like the farmhouses and flower paintings. The rest do suck.

As for conquering the world, I will do it in such a way that when people realize that I control the world, it'll be too late.

In before "his paintings should be banned and destroyed."

In before "his paintings should be banned and destroyed."

Hey! NSG is not that irrational....


*breaks out laughing*

In before "his paintings should be banned and destroyed."

Nah. His paintings should be auctioned, with the profit going to pro-Jewish, pro-Gay, and so on (every group the Nazis treated as "Üntermenschen") organizations. :D

In before "his paintings should be banned and destroyed."

Nah. His paintings should be auctioned, with the profit going to pro-Jewish, pro-Gay, and so on (every group the Nazis treated as "Üntermenschen") organizations. :D

Isn't it ironic that the Third Reich stole all sorts of artwork, except the ones drawn by Der Fuhrer?

Hitler should have either stuck to art or gone through with his plan to kill himself after his niece died (IIRC, he seriously contemplated suicide after she died, but a friend talked him out of it).

Honestly, its not bad work. I just think he was not paying attention to the art trends of the time (cubism for example); which probably resulted in the bad reviews from critics. Of course there is something to be said for seeing prints/ art/ illustration upclose in real life. The one I like best is also the one I find the most unsettling, that of the young man sitting on the bridge, it reminds me of something from Walt Disney.

Not bad at all. He's no Picasso, but they're not bad.

he was a talented amateur whose works have value because of what else he did, not because they are good.

not unlike all the hollywood stars who paint on the side and sell well.

Not bad at all. He's no Picasso, but they're not bad.

If you look at it in an oblique way, you could blame the art academy for the Holocaust.

If you look at it in an oblique way, you could blame the art academy for the Holocaust.

I wouldn't go that far. Maybe Hitler applied to the Harvard or the Yale of art schools back then. Maybe if Hitler set his sight a little lower, he would've gotten in at another art academy.

If it weren't Murderabilia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderabilia), Hitler's paintings would be the sort of thing they hang up in 2-star hotel rooms. Someone might spend $10 on it if they were looking for something unobtrusive to decorate a bathroom or rarely used guest bedroom.
Not bad at all. He's no Picasso, but they're not bad.
He's not even a Thomas Kincaid. (http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet?catalogAction=SpecialList&categoryId=969&searchOrderBy=ByDate)

He is not a bad artist.
He should have been allowed into art school.
I hold Academy of Fine Arts Vienna responsible for his later actions.

He should have just stuck with Ferdinand Porsche and designed automobiles...

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/349/althitlery.jpg

also I don't think anyone is willing to take a second chance with dismissing Hitlers paintings after last time

I don't think all of them are his, some maybe but not all. Who on earth would want one anyway?

Richard Westwood-Brookes, a historical documents expert for the Mullocks auction house, displays another of the paintings. He said he was confident about their authenticity because he doesn't believe anyone would have the nerve to fake a Hitler work.
What utter bollocks.

Would you buy one of his paintings?

I know that I can do as well (or better) and yet, somehow, I have not yet attempted to conquer the world ar perpetrate acts of genocide.

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Yeah, right, like I'm gonna trust anything from AOL. :p

lol.

He was a moderately talented artist. I'd say he had some promise; it's a pity he didn't get in, given he could produce these without formal training.

I like the fact that these exist. They force us to acknowledge Hitler's existence as a human being, not just the genocidal maniac.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/349/althitlery.jpg

That was awful... Yet I still found that funny. :eek2:

What's it from?

I dont see why you cant be a devil and be an Artist...

Ways I hear it, Lucifer's not a bad Fiddle player...

I dont see why you cant be a devil and be an Artist...

Ways I hear it, Lucifer's not a bad Fiddle player...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg

Couldn't beat Johnnie, though.

Really he wasn't much better than I am, so I wouldn't call him better than average, his paintings might have looked nice in a hotel.

Really he wasn't much better than I am, so I wouldn't call him better than average, his paintings might have looked nice in a hotel.

His talents lay in graphic design, really. He was a superb graphic designer. The Nazi flag is iconic; Nazi propaganda was incredibly well designed, etc.

His talents lay in graphic design, really. He was a superb graphic designer. The Nazi flag is iconic; Nazi propaganda was incredibly well designed, etc.

I'm... a graphic designer...

Now that scares me just a little bit.

I'm... a graphic designer...

Now that scares me just a little bit.

This is totally unrelated but, you don't have a moustache do you? Also, what're your thoughts on the Jewish presence on society?

This is totally unrelated but, you don't have a moustache do you? Also, what're your thoughts on the Jewish presence on society?

I shaved it off; seems women think I look better without. And I am not really concerned with the Jews; they can Jew what they want.

I shaved it off; seems women think I look better without. And I am not really concerned with the Jews; they can Jew what they want.

Well, except be Pirates, Cartman tells us this just cannot be, :p

Lousy paintings. Not sure what else to say. I don't paint, but with pencils I could've run circles around Hitler if we'd lived in the same time. :p

Nah. His paintings should be auctioned, with the profit going to pro-Jewish, pro-Gay, and so on (every group the Nazis treated as "Üntermenschen") organizations. :D

I like it. Since we can't literally piss on his grave, we can do it figuratively! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg

Couldn't beat Johnnie, though.

Well, not everyone's as good as Johnnie, Hitler was no Michelangelo, :p

If the Nazis had won the war, those paintings would be worth at least 10 times as much when auctioned in Reichskommissariat England. The solution is obviously to go back in time and ensure Nazi victory in WWII.

Id like to see what he would have done if he had gotten into art school

If the Nazis had won the war, those paintings would be worth at least 10 times as much when auctioned in Reichskommissariat England. The solution is obviously to go back in time and ensure Nazi victory in WWII.
If the Nazis had won, than all of Hitler's artworks would probably have been rounded up and sealed in a vault. A series of art critics would come forward to attest to the Fuhrers amazing artistic ability, and how the paintings were the greatest that they had ever seen, but that no one else was on Earth was worthy of seeing them. Ever. Because they were that great, and so they must be sealed in a vault for 500 years until the Master Race had become sufficiently masterful to survive an encounter with the Fuhrer's amazing artistic talent.

Nah. His paintings should be auctioned, with the profit going to pro-Jewish, pro-Gay, and so on (every group the Nazis treated as "Üntermenschen") organizations. :D

I really like this idea. It should go to fund Holocaust memorials and such.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg

Couldn't beat Johnnie, though.

The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat.
He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet.
Johnny said: "Devil just come on back if you ever want to try again.
"I told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been."

Nah. His paintings should be auctioned, with the profit going to pro-Jewish, pro-Gay, and so on (every group the Nazis treated as "Üntermenschen") organizations. :D

Let's use the money to start up a studio specializing in interracial gay porn. :D

Let's use the money to start up a studio specializing in interracial gay porn. :D

I think they make enough profit on their own.

I think they make enough profit on their own.

Tell me about it, :p

i don't buy paintings, i paint my own.

but he definately should have been doing that instead of trying to take over the world.

i don't buy paintings, i paint my own.

but he definately should have been doing that instead of trying to take over the world.

What I find really amusing is the people who mostly bought his paintings pre 35' were Jewish. Kinda poor form to kill off your customer base isn't it ?

What I find really amusing is the people who mostly bought his paintings pre 35' were Jewish. Kinda poor form to kill off your customer base isn't it ?

Mustve been why he was a failure as an artist, ;)

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hitler.jpg

You knew it was coming.