Mayerling: Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera
A chance find helped give unexpected insight into the Mayerling Incident: in summer 2015, Mary Vetsera’s…
Giuseppe Uncini: autonomy of matter
Two works from different creative phases provide insight into the œuvre of the Italian artist…
Gemstones: flowering splendour in the Museum of Natural History
Extraordinary precious stones from an important part of great international collections. Astrid Fialka-Herics, head of the Dorotheum Clocks and Jewellery Department, presents her favorite piece of jewellery from the world’s great museums.…
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt: bizarre heads
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt and his unique œuvre shine in the latest volume of the “Belvedere Werkverzeichnisse”, a series of catalogues raisonnés published with generous support from Dorotheum. The catalogue was recently published…
Futurism: The world in motion
Futurism – Italy’s artistic answer to a social change, culture, and art influenced by scientific progress and technological advances, driven by the urge to react to the French cultural self-positioning and leave…
Gino de Dominicis: earthly and divine
Gino de Dominicis was one of the most interesting and exceptional artists of the 20th century. His work focuses on such themes as the immortality of matter, space and time, and invisibility.…
Alexander Koester: plumed stars of art history
The upcoming auction week offers two of the sought-after duck scenes by Alexander Koester, who came to be known as ‘Duck-Koester’, an exceptional 19th century artist. Koester made the duck an acceptable…
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