COLOUR RAYS “Colour rays” is how poet Giuseppe Ungaretti described his friend Piero Dorazio’s trademark paintings. The artist employed grids combined with a masterful handling of various colour hues. Three of Dorazio’s…
TRIUMPH OF GESTURE Hans Hartung – leading protagonist of the Informel and lover of the experiment – attached particular importance to the creative moment. He is represented with three works from the…
Franz Hauer was one of the most remarkable collecting personalities in the early modern era: originally a domestic servant in the Wachau region, Hauer eventually became a major collector of works by…
From laurel wreaths to pearl strands and diamond crowns: jewellery expert Astrid Fialka-Herics, head of Dorotheum’s watch and jewellery department, provides insight into the changing history of one of the most prominent…
THE PAINTER BEFORE THE MIRROR With his artwork “Autosmorfia”, which is to be auctioned at Dorotheum on the 4th of June, Giacomo Balla joins a long tradition of artistic self-representation and self-exploration.…
