The monumental installations erected by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in public spaces around the globe left… Read More →
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Paysage à Cagnes, 1898 oil on canvas, 30 x 38 cm, estimate €220,000… Read More →
To mark Breguet’s 250th anniversary, an exceptional example of the famous French watchmaker’s art will… Read More →
Diamonds have fascinated us for thousands of years. They are celebrated as the hardest natural… Read More →
ENIGMA: Undecipherable?
Enigma is probably the most famous encryption machine in the world. It played a key…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY: Jannis Kounellis
The Sacred in Everyday Objects ‘I’m a painter: I’m a visionary, but I don’t paint.…
Early Art Patronage: Ludwig van Beethoven
In the 250th anniversary year of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, a fragment of writing in the composer’s own hand, dated 1815 will be offered for sale at Dorotheum in the Autographs, Manuscripts…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Franz West
Do they fit to the body? The mind adapts to these pieces as they adapt to space. It is only when harnessed to a human being in the context of some action that…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Edward Cucuel
Autumn walk by Edward Cucuel Edward Cucuel's "Autumn Walk" depicts an atmospheric scene of young bouquet-bearing beauty, wearing an enigmatic expression before a placid lake. Marrying Cucuel’s artistic training in San Francisco…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Stephan Balkenhol
Rediscovery of the Human Figure Stephan Balkenhol is one of the first artists of his generation to have reintroduced figuration in contemporary sculpture. His works, mostly hewn from a single tree trunk…
Art Nouveau: YES to JAPAN
rigorous lines - many nuances - great refinement The influence of Japanese style is clearly visible in the design of the “Vase Mounted in a Wooden Frame” made by Josef Hoffman in…
Modern Art
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…
