The diadem: a crowning achievement
The diadems in Dorotheum’s November 2016 jewellery auction are strikingly varied, says our jewellery specialist…
Herbert Zangs: Whitenings
It did not snow on 22 November 2016, when Dorotheum’s contemporary art auction took place. Yet Herbert…
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…
Carla Accardi: Colour Codes
Carla Accardi, a pioneering feminist and leading proponent of abstract art, is now one of the most important representatives of Italian art after the Second World War. A selection of works sold…
Homage to Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent would have celebrated his 80th birthday on 1 August this year. As coincidence has it, Dorotheum’s vintage auction, on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 includes a large collection of hauntingly…
The fragile power of glass
Fragile, yet powerful: Bohemian cut-crystal, or Czech glass, is known throughout the world both as the raw material of everyday objects and an artistic medium. A selection is up for auction at Dorotheum Prague on 20 October.
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