Early Art Patronage: Ludwig van Beethoven
In the 250th anniversary year of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, a fragment of writing in…
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Friedrich Becker – Gold, Steel, Kinetic
Friedrich Becker combined aesthetics and technology to form kinetic art, a genre that integrates movement…
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…
Contemporary Week: Alberto Burri
THE EYE AS A SCALPEL From the War to a battle with materials, from surgeon…
Contemporary Week: Günther Uecker
MAGIC AND MEDITATION The Contemporary Art sale at Dorotheum on 25 November 2020 features an…