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Sold Date: 07/04/2009
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

Painting of Berchtesgaden Hiltler's Hideout 2618

's what it says on the label on the back of the picture, in German:

Erzeugnis der
Oberbayerischen Glasbildkunst
U. Riemer-Zöllner
Dachau, Am Heidweg 16, Fernruf 548
Entwurf:
Kunstmaler
Herm. Riemer
Genehmigter Verkaufspreis: RM 40

Which is to say:

Product of
the Upper Bavarian glass picture art
U-Riemer Zöllner
Dachau, Am Heidweg 16, Phone 548
Draft painter
Herm. Riemer
Authorized Retail Price: RM 40

I'm sure you saw the word Dachau in t
It caused an immediate change in my mood when I saw it.

Could this be Nazi slave art made at the notorious concentration camp?

It's not like they would waste their slave labor making Kitch!

Then what on earth was I glaring at in disgust?!

THIS:

Berchtesgaden is a vacation spot going way back. Way before Hitler anyway, so this
painting could have been made in Dachau before any of the Nazi crap got off the ground.

How could I tell? I Googled the address, which is indeed near the horrible camp, but actually
on a residential street across town. I kind of doubt they let Jewish slaves buzz across town to
make Kitch either.

How about the names?

None of them lead anyw traceable by me.

The next thing? The price is given in Reichsmarks (RM). They were in use from 1923 to 1948,
so that is the viable range of creation. The whack thing is however the hand written notation
above the label on the back which reads,
"Hitler's Hide-out Eidelwiess flower-" In English.
That's the little white flower over the shield & the Berghof, which was actually Hitler's crib,
which is not in the picture, but up the hill out of view.

The painting, in reverse on the underside of the glass, depicts the most famous view of Berchtesgaden,
regardless of Hitler. For all intents & purposes this rather old souvenir is nothing more than that & some
joker wrote the thing about Hitler on it at some time from 1938 when the Berghof was built to yesterday
when my German friend picked it up at a yard sale!

So, the bottom line is I have no concrete provenance, but the date range on this art is between
1923 and 1948 based solely on the life of the Reichsmark price. That makes it definitely vintage.

The comment about Hitler is almost useless, but makes it definitely creepy.

Tfore, Vintage + Creepy = COLLECTIBLE!