Hands hold picture frame aloft in sky to enclose silhouette of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

Shout it From the Rooftops: Dorotheum Loves Vienna

Dorotheum’s online marketing team took to Vienna’s rooftop this week for a special photo session. Their goal: to tell the story of daily life at one of the world’s oldest auction houses…

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Collage of grillwork inside Dorotheum auction house

The Secret Life of Dorotheum

Listen … Do You Want to Know a Secret? Rumor has it that new things are astir on Dorotheum’s Facebook page – strange, exciting things! The grapevine has it that similar changes can…

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Self-portrait drawn in 1918

Happy Birthday to Max Beckmann!

Not everyone’s born smiling! Born 132 years ago this February, Max Beckmann’s self-portrait of 1918 proves sunny dispositions are overrated.

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O tempora o mores – The Armory Show 1913

103 years ago in February saw a significant turning point in the history of modern art and, according to some, the integrity of American morality. The Armory Show of 1913, whose name the modern-day…

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From the Estate of a Major General

On Monday 15th February 2016 to the certain delight of collectors and experts alike, the legacy of Major General Wolfgang Waldherr was consigned as a lot to the Antique Arms, Uniforms and…

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Modern Art

Carla Accardi, Azzurro-Rosso n. 2, 1961, Kasein-Tempera auf Leinwand, 82 x 130 cm, Schätzwert € 100.000 – 150.000

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…



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