Advent calendar: Countdown to Christmas
The Christmas countdown has begun! ‘Tis the season to discover something special in the window of…
CONTEMPORARIES “GOING STRONG”: The November auction week in review
Contemporary art stole the spotlight thanks to its historic sell-through rate, but modern art and jewellery…
ZERO: Bright Spots
Works by ZERO artists are dominated by natural elements such as light, air, water and fire, and by the aesthetic of the space age. The Düsseldorf group surrounding Heinz Mack, Otto Piene…
Rare untreated Burmese sapphire
Deep blue and as rare as the so-called blue moon – a second full moon within one month: the top lot of the Jewellery auction on 26 November is not only astounding…
Impossible to pigeonhole: Maria Lassnig (1919–2014)
Late appreciation, great success and a book tip Works by Maria Lassnig are currently in high demand in the art market. Dorotheum, which holds the present world record price for one of…
Vienna Art Week 2015
All Vienna will be about VIENNA ART WEEK from 16-22 November 2015.
Mayerling: Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera
A chance find helped give unexpected insight into the Mayerling Incident: in summer 2015, Mary Vetsera’s hitherto unknown original farewell letters resurfaced in the vault of a prominent Viennese private bank and were…
Modern Art
