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Post-War and Contemporary Art auction: Piero Dorazio
COLOUR RAYS “Colour rays” is how poet Giuseppe Ungaretti described his friend Piero Dorazio’s trademark…
Post-War and Contemporary Art auction: Hans Hartung
TRIUMPH OF GESTURE Hans Hartung – leading protagonist of the Informel and lover of the…
Franz Hauer: Self-made Man and Collecting Icon
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…
Jewellery auction: Crowning Glory
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…
Modern Art auction: Giacomo Balla
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.…
Contemporary Week at Dorotheum
ABOUT SCULPTURE Marble, bronze, plexiglass … Sculpture is deeply rooted in European tradition, its classical concepts and materials are constantly being explored and reinvented. Dorotheum specialist Maria Cristina Corsini gives an overview…
Jean Dubuffet in the June Contemporary Art Auction
RAW AND WILD Jean Dubuffet coined the term Art Brut and created an entire art movement far removed from any ideal of beauty. Dubuffet, inspired by the language of children and psychiatric patients, pursued an art…
Modern Art
20 years of VIENNA ART WEEK
Is there anything in Vienna apart from Mozart, Sissi and Schönbrunn? Of course there is! When it comes to art, VIENNA ART WEEK and its Artistic Director, Robert Punkenhofer, have been trying…
