Sneak Peak: contemporary art auctions
The preview for our upcoming contemporary art auctions (22/24 November 2016) is finally here! Have a…
Vienna Art Week
VIENNA ART WEEK 2016: Seeking Beauty THIS IS BEAUTIFUL At VIENNA ART WEEK 2016 (14–20 November)…
Conrad Felixmüller: cat art?
Is cat art the cat’s meow? Is this cat art portrait by Conrad Felixmüller ‘the cat’s meow’?
The diadem: a crowning achievement
Learn more about the numerous “crowning achievements” of headwear that feature in the auction, and find out what has happened historically to diadems that have been passed down within dynasties.
Herbert Zangs: Whitenings
It did not snow on 22 November 2016, when Dorotheum’s contemporary art auction took place. Yet Herbert Zangs lent the event a distinctly white quality.
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 role in redefining the known universe, from the landscape to the still life. His “Valori plastici”, which…
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…
Modern Art
