Brief History of Time-Keeping
Time-keeping: while we have never managed to capture time, mankind has always felt the need…
Paris: off the beaten path
Pastries, bistrots, and paintings: Joëlle Thomas, Dorotheum’s representative in Paris, takes you on a guided…
Meet Dorotheum design expert Gerti Draxler
The auction house, established in 1707, presents itself: Bringing together 40 sales categories, around 100 experts and numerous international offices in Milan, Rome, Düsseldorf, Munich, London … Dorotheum is among the leading auctioneers…
Meet Dorotheum’s modern art and contemporary art experts
Contemporary art and classic modern art are in high demand at Dorotheum and growing ever more popular. We are pleased to introduce the dedicated art experts behind our successful auctions.
Habsburg heritage
Dorotheum’s history, which dates back more than 300 years, is closely linked to the Habsburg empire. Three emperors in particular have played decisive roles in the creation of today’s auction house.
Alfa Romeo: high demand at Dorotheum’s classic car auction
Alfa Romeo, anyone? Dorotheum’s classic car auction was characterised by strong demand, excellent hammer prices and an audience to envy.
Superficie: world records and historic turnover at contemporary art auction
Dorotheum’s 10-11 June contemporary art auction generated the highest-ever turnover of any contemporary art auction in the history of the auction house, driven not least by an overwhelming interest in the Italian avant-garde lots.