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Two lovers, a red cockerel, and a deep blue sky: Chagall’s painting from the 1970s… Read More →
Through his early exploration of algorithmic processes, Czech painter Zdeněk Sýkora emerged as one of… Read More →
The snow-covered wintery landscape paintings of Alfons Walde are intrinsic to the history of cultural… Read More →
Martin Tardy – Totally Asynchronous!
Large Asynchronous 2... Not so simple... Have you ever tried drawing a realistic portrait using…
The BMW 327/28: An Auto-Biography
The BMW 327/28 Sports Convertible is a true masterclass in softly flowing elegance and undoubtedly…
Magic Colours
The Tribal Art auction in June features three magnificent African masks from the collection of Carlo Monzino, who was as passionate as collector of contemporary works as he was of African art. The…
Fundamentally not an ornament – the Bauhaus
The idea of bringing together arts and crafts reached a new peak in the German Bauhaus movement. The timelessness of the style is still popular and resonates a century later, as pieces…
Jewellery from the House of Savoy
Jewellery with pedigree The noble knight Prince Eugen is well known to every Austrian. His descendance from the House Savoy is no secret either – Eugen’s family history leads us from Italy,…
Sacred Spring of Art: Wiener Moderne
The upcoming Art Nouveau auction on 30 May 2018 at Dorotheum gives an insight into the work of great “Wiener Moderne” artists, such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Otto Wagner, Dagobert Peche…
Emilio Vedova and the Informel
In Europe, the beginnings of abstraction in art can be found in Informalism, with artists processing the unconscious expressively in form and colour. Two works by Emilio Vedova, an important representative of…
Modern Art
Antony Gormley: 3D Pixels
Anthony Gormley is considered a central figure in contemporary sculpture. With his monumental works such as Angel of the North and the Field projects, he has redefined sculpture. The human body is…
