London's Imperial War Museum possesses a significant painting of Adolf Hitler, created by Nazi artist Heinrich Knirr in 1937. Currently stored away, the portrait, titled Der Führer, features Hitler with a prominent swastika armband set against a foreboding landscape. Originally displayed in the German embassy's waiting room in London, it evokes a disturbing history associated with the Third Reich. Knirr, also known for teaching Paul Klee, was once Hitler's court artist and produced this portrait as part of an exhibition meant to showcase Nazi-approved art.
To view Der Führer in the store is a unnerving experience. The painting is imposing, at nearly one metre high. What leaps out is Hitler's prominent swastika-emblazoned armband and the steely determination in his eyes.
This show had been established by Hitler to present officially approved work. The other version of the portrait was destined for London.
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