希特勒展现艺术天赋 罕见画作亮相

This touching sketch of a cherub sitting on a cushion covered in love hearts was amazingly drawn by Adolf Hitler - in the year he started World War Two. 这幅画作中，可爱的小天使安坐于一个布满了心形花纹的坐垫上，整个画面十分的动人，然而却很难有人想到，这幅作品是出自于阿道夫·希特勒的“魔鬼之手”，创作的时间正好是她发动第二次世界大战的那年。

The small drawing shows the winged figure in front of a mirror and is inscribed 'Frau Esser'.

画中的小天使在在镜子前展示着自己的双翼，它被称作“Frau Esser”。

It is almost certainly a birthday card to the wife of one of the Fuhrer's oldest political allies, Hermann Esser.

这幅画作基本上已经被确认为是希特勒赠送费自己交情最深的政治幕僚之一的Hermann Esser的妻子的生日卡片。

The evil dictator signed the tender and delicate card in 1939.

1939年，这位邪恶的独裁者创作了这张温馨卡片，并留下了自己的签名。

The watercolour shows the cherub surrounded by her beauty products and holding various items.

这部水粉画中，环绕着小天使的是各种各样的美容产品和其他的物品。

The card measures 9.5 x 3.5ins and is thought to have been sent in January 1939 - the same month Hermann Esser released his book The Jewish World Plague.

这张卡片的规格为9.5英寸成一3.5英寸，被认为是在1939年1月份时被寄出的，就在这个月中，Hermann Esser发表了他的著作《犹太世界瘟疫》。

It is an unusual picture for Hitler, who had been an aspiring artist in his younger days and mainly painted landscapes and buildings.

希特勒在年轻时期是一位非常有抱负的艺术家，画作中最常出现的则是风景与建筑，所以这张卡片算得上是他非同寻常的作品。

They often come up for sale, but this more intimate and later artwork is quite rare and very collectable.

希特勒的画作常被拍卖，但这张卡片显得更为亲切，并且非常罕见，收藏价值很高。

Richard Westwood-Brookes, from Mullock's auction house, which is selling it, said: 'This is an usual picture from Hitler and the date is quite revealing.

Mullock拍卖行即将公开拍卖这张卡片，该行的Richard Westwood-Brookes说：“这是希特勒很少见的作品，作画的日期非常能够说明问题。”

'It was done in 1939 when he had already decided upon murdering Europe's Jews.

“画作完成与1939年，正是那年，希特勒做出了残忍杀害迫害欧洲犹太人的决定。”

'Despite those feelings of hate he produced this touching and delicate little painting. It highlights the fact that there were two sides to the man.

“排开仇恨的情绪不谈，这幅袖珍的作品可以说是相当细腻与动人，这非常好的说明了希特勒想两面性。”

'It is made out to 'Frau Esser' - almost certainly the wife of Hermann Esser - and signed and dated by Hitler.

“这张卡片是献给Frau Esser的，她应该就是Hermann Esser，希特勒在上面签了名，并留下了日期。”

'Hermann Esser joined the Nazi party with Hitler in 1920 and despite numerous scandals he knew too much to be cast aside completely.

“1920年，Hermann Esser与希特勒一同加入了纳粹党，尽管留言众多，但他知根知底而很难被排开在外。”

'He was hugely anti-semitic and wasn't liked by his fellow Nazis, but lived until the 1980s. Little is known about his wife although she does appear in pictures.'

“他是反犹太主义的狂热分子，但却不怎么受纳粹同僚的待见，他一直活到了上世纪八十年代。尽管出现在了照片当中，但是他妻子的背景生世却鲜为人知。”

Hermann Esser was a co-founder of the Nazi party along with Hitler in 1920.

与希特勒一样，Hermann Esser也是纳粹党在上世纪二十年代的创立人之一。

He edited its paper, Volkischer Beobachter, and became its propaganda chief.

他负责文件工作，并成为了宣传部长。

But he was a renowned pervert and disgusted other top Nazis and for a time was suspended form the organisation.

但他生性好色无耻，招致了其他纳粹党人的厌恶，甚至被调离纳粹党过一段时间。

Even Hitler said of him: 'I know Esser is a scoundrel, but I shall hold on to him as long as he is useful to me.'

然而就连希特勒也这样评价他，“尽管我也清楚Hermann Esser是个混蛋，不过只要他对我还有用，我就会一直将他留在身边。”