ARTWORK OF THE DAY: Jannis Kounellis
The Sacred in Everyday Objects ‘I’m a painter: I’m a visionary, but I don’t paint.…
Art History
Early Art Patronage: Ludwig van Beethoven
In the 250th anniversary year of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, a fragment of writing in…
Art Nouveau: YES to JAPAN
rigorous lines - many nuances - great refinement The influence of Japanese style is clearly…
Contemporary Week: Gastone Novelli
THE POETRY OF THE SIGN Oscillating layers of colour, rows of meandering letters, luminous arrows…
Contemporary Week: Jan J. Schoonhoven
DUTCH TENDENCIES Jan J. Schoonhoven was a co-founder of the Dutch “Nul” movement and a…
Modern Art: Chaim Soutine
Insight Although Chaim Soutine was unacquainted with most of his sitters, his close observation of…
Cultured Pearls
Pearls are regarded as symbols of wealth, wisdom and dignity, fertility, happiness and tears. The…
Contemporary Week: Giuilio Paolini
ART AND STAGE The interplay between space and structure, artwork and spectator is typical of…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Rudolf Hausner
Human Landscape ‘I began painting a landscape composition. The longer I worked on it, the…
Contemporary Week: Günther Uecker
MAGIC AND MEDITATION The Contemporary Art sale at Dorotheum on 25 November 2020 features an…