A rare collection of early artworks by Adolf Hitler, painted around 1908 when the Nazi dictator was a struggling artist, are to go under the hammer later in September.
The selection of water-colours, which depict views across the vast areas of farmland with a distant church spire on the road, village scenes and rows of factories, could fetch £150,000 at the auction, the Daily Telegraph reported. The paintings have come to light after they were found within a large estate in Austria’s north by an unnamed lawyer who bought the property.
Richard Westwood-Brookes of Mullocks Auctions said the Fuhrer would paint night landscapes for tourists to try and earn a living. “His daily activity was to go out and paint — he was penniless,” he said. He added: “He tried to get into an academy in Vienna to pursue a career as a professional artist but had two applications turned down.”
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Legendary Lata turns 81 today
RUCHIKA KHER
MUMBAI
BOLLYWOOD PLAYBACK legend Lata Ma-ngeshkar turns 81 on Tuesday, with fans swearing by her golden voice even as she has chosen to cut down on work after singing for over 1,000 Hindi movies.
Starting her career in 1942, she reigned over the film industry for decades and is still the first preference of many filmmakers like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Madhur Bhandarkar. Lata, who was born on September 28, 1929, also featured in the Guinness Book of Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. The nightingale of India, as she is fondly called, was last heard in Bhandarkar’s Jail. “Lataji’s birthday is a great event. She has given us so much in terms of music, love and affection. I just hope that she lives on forever and gives her blessings to us,” said filmmaker Yash Chopra. —IANS