James Ensor: Masks and Mysticism

James Ensor’s “Baptême de masques” sold for €1,022,500 at the modern art auction at Dorotheum Vienna on 31st May, 2016. Blending all the principles of Ensor’s art, Baptême de masques, painted between 1925 and 1930, was previously…

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Atchugarry: Magic Marble

Marble is the material in which Pablo Atchugarry instills life.  At once austere and sensitive, the Uruguayan sculptor‘s works exude timeless elegance. Dorotheum offers two of his works at its spring auction.

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Otto Piene Light

Otto Piene – The Magic of Light

Otto Piene’s “Weißer Lichtgeist” sold for €186,000 at the contemporary art auction at Dorotheum Vienna on 1st June, 2016. „Light is the primary condition for all visibility. Light is the sphere of color. Light is the life-substance…

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Bilder aus der Auktion "Moderne und Zeitgenössische Kunst" (Auschnitt)

Sneak preview: modern and contemporary art auction

Dorotheum’s annual major auctions of modern and contemporary art will take place again this May and June. Get a sneak preview online of select items, make use of the opportunity to see the…

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Modern Art

Carla Accardi, Azzurro-Rosso n. 2, 1961, Kasein-Tempera auf Leinwand, 82 x 130 cm, Schätzwert € 100.000 – 150.000

Carla Accardi & Piero Dorazio: Art, Freedom, Innovation

Works of art from the Italian avant-garde have long been among the highlights of Dorotheum‘s Contemporary Art auctions. Two canvases by Carla Accardi and Piero Dorazio demonstrate the vitality and innovative power…



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