Herbert Zangs: Whitenings
It did not snow on 22 November 2016, when Dorotheum’s contemporary art auction took place. Yet Herbert…
Giacomo Balla: the future will be a flash of light
The artwork “Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe” by Giacomo Balla, revealed art’s revolutionary and all-encompassing…
Pier Paolo Calzolari whispers emotionally
Initially, Pier Paolo Calzolari wanted to be a violinist. Without quite knowing how, he became artist instead. His career and concept of art as transformation and change developed in a similarly haphazard…
Carla Accardi: Colour Codes
Carla Accardi, a pioneering feminist and leading proponent of abstract art, is now one of the most important representatives of Italian art after the Second World War. A selection of works sold…
Homage to Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent would have celebrated his 80th birthday on 1 August this year. As coincidence has it, Dorotheum’s vintage auction, on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 includes a large collection of hauntingly…
The fragile power of glass
Fragile, yet powerful: Bohemian cut-crystal, or Czech glass, is known throughout the world both as the raw material of everyday objects and an artistic medium. A selection is up for auction at Dorotheum Prague on 20 October.
Artistic guelder roses? No, floral vases!
The delicate, fragile, and beautifully lifelike, vases known as “guelder rose” are eerily decorative works of art and true masterpieces of craftsmanship. Three lots from the upcoming antiques auction at 2 pm…
Modern Art
