Statue of Hitler goes for US$17.2 mln at NY auction

May 9, 2016, Monday |

Online Edition

A statue of Hitler on his knees was auctioned Sunday for US$17.2 million, a record for a work by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

The wax and resin statue entitled simply "Him" had been expected to fetch between US$10 million and US$15 million at the auction by Christie's.

The previous record for a work by Cattelan, who is 55, was US$7.9 million.

In the statue, Hitler is depicted as being the size of boy, on his knees in a gray woolen suit, with his hands clasped together as he gazes upward.

The work was completed in 2001.

World