The Local Germany

Seven-year-old 'mini-Picasso' shakes up German art world

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:09:07 +0100

Mikail Akar doesn't flinch as the cameras click around him. Born in 2012, the German artistic prodigy has spent half his life in the limelight.

'Hitler artwork' pulled by German auction house over forgery fears

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:27:20 +0100

A German auction house on Thursday scrapped the planned sale of 26 artworks attributed to Adolf Hitler, after doubts emerged about their authenticity just days before they were due to go under the hammer.

Hitler paintings and sketches to be auctioned in Bavaria

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 09:09:35 +0100

Around 30 paintings and drawings signed "A. Hitler" and presumed to be the work of the Nazi dictator are due to go under the hammer at a Nuremberg auction house on Saturday.

Explained: Why German police have seized 'fake' Hitler watercolours

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:42:00 +0100

German police seized three watercolours presented as works of Adolf Hitler before they were due for auction Thursday in Berlin, claiming they could be fakes.

Berlin neighbours shocked by huge 'bloody refugee' mural

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:54:55 +0200

In typical Berlin style, an artist painted a massive mural with political overtones, stretching the entire length of an apartment building. But residents are far from pleased.

Nazi-stolen painting fetches €2.7m at auction

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:19:25 +0200

On Wednesday the painting 'Two Riders on a Beach', looted by the Nazis in 1938, was sold at a London auction house for €2.7m shortly after being returned to the rightful owner.

Van Gogh goes under the hammer in Berlin

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:11:29 +0200

An early work by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is going under the hammer at an auction house in Berlin on Thursday, with an estimated price of up to €800,000.

Hitler watercolour to go under hammer in US

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:09:02 +0100

A still-life watercolour painting of flowers by a young Adolf Hitler will be sold at auction in Los Angeles this week, organizers announced on Monday.

One masterpiece, 10 days, and 98,000 Legos

Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:31:28 +0100

Duisburg student Mehdi Ghiassi builds phenomenal works of art at a frantic pace in his shuttered home. That's the only way he is assured a supplier's refund on the thousands of Lego bricks he uses.

Painting robot sparks 'what is art?' debate

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:38:00 +0200

German scientists have built an artistic robot which can paint impressionist landscapes, portraits and still-lifes. But are David the robot’s paintings more than the sum of his parts?

Absolutely abstract: Munich’s major Kandinsky retrospective

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0100

Awash in colour and form, Ben Knight saddles up for ride through Munich’s major Kandinsky retrospective.

Paintings for the proletariat

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:08:00 +0200

With the world’s financial markets currently giving capitalism a bad name, David Wroe dons his Che Guevara t-shirt and heads to a new Berlin exhibition showing forgotten East German art.