A controversial sculpture of a kneeling Hitler by the edgy Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is among the highlights of a special sale at Christie's auction house in New York.

"Him" appears as a child-like figure in a gray suit kneeling in prayer. But as viewers come around to the front, they come face-to-face with an unmistakable likeness of Hitler. It will be offered May 8 as part of Christie's “Bound to Fail”, a curated sale where it is estimated to bring $10 million to $15 million, Daily Mail reported.

It is said on the website of auction that the center of the modern art PinchukArtCentre in Kiev  requested work for the exhibition devoted to the 75th anniversary of mass executions of Jews in Babi Yar. The exhibition will run from May 2016 to January 2017.