Protesters Invade Hitler Art Sale

Protesters have stormed an art auction in Cornwall of watercolours believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler. Aaron Barschak, a comedian who gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party, and a man dressed as Hitler were ejected from the art auction. They disrupted the bidding, offering "six million because the painting was a Mussolini" in a "comical protest". During the art auction in Lostwithiel, 21 works of art attributed to Hitler sold for a combined total of £118,000. On Tuesday he said he was protesting because the sale of art by the Nazi dictator was offensive. The 21 paintings and two pencil sketches under the hammer at Jefferys auctioneers were found in an old suitcase in a Belgium attic, close to where Hitler served during World War I. For the full story - click the title Irish Art