Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Oct 28, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 742:
NAZI 'DEGENERATE ART' EXHIBITION CATALOG
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Sold for: $420
Start price:
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100
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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NAZI 'DEGENERATE ART' EXHIBITION CATALOG
Rare booklet 'Entartete Kunst' ('Degenerate Art'), 32pp. 8vo., an important work of propaganda published in 1937 to coincide with the Third Reich's exhibition of "degenerate art" whose intent was to discredit the artists of modern art and the entire movement of non-classical works, especially the work of Jews. The magazine, issued by Josef Goebbels' propaganda ministry, is illustrated and edited in the typical demeaning manner of the Germans in this sorrowful period of history. The exhibition, which toured Munich and Berlin, was extremely popular and surprisingly well attended. Many of the foremost artists of the day were represented, including Paul Klee, George Grosz, Otto Dix, Emil Nolde, Oskar Kokoschka and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and at the conclusion of the tour, 5,000 works of art were burned. Cover slightly worn with one corner dog-eared, contents are fine.
