A coded letter from Maria Theresa which will be up for sale on 17th December… Read More →
On the 12 December 2024, Fritz Muliar would have turned 105 years old. On that… Read More →
Prized both as gems and as healing stones, aquamarines go back a long way in… Read More →
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Fly Me to the Moon
Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11), Buzz Aldrin's gold plated sun visor reflects the photographer and the…
5 under 5,000: Modern and Contemporary Prints
The medium of printmaking allows young art lovers in particular, who are at the beginning…
Ceramic Creations
Franz Josef Altenburg’s family history may hark back to the glorious past of the House of Habsburg, but the ceramicist’s art was far ahead of his time. Franz Josef Altenburg, great-grandson of…
Sheet for Sheet: Picasso, Schiele, Miró
Prints are an important part of the œuvre of many artists. Upcoming auctions at Dorotheum feature a number of these treasures-on-paper, including remarkable prints by the likes of Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso,…
Vintage Watches: Wrist-worn Luxury
Vintage watches are experiencing a boom in popularity, with collectors benefiting from high increases in value within a short period of time. About the most sought-after brands at Dorotheum’s renowned watch auctions…
Lucio Fontana: Golden Space
Between space exploration euphoria and sacred transcendence: Lucio Fontana’s Concetto Spaziale from 1966 is a highlight of Dorotheum’s spring auction. Lucio Fontana’s work emerged at a time of enormous challenges and ideological…
Alighiero Boetti: Enigmatic Signs
Alighiero Boetti (1940–1994) was no doubt one of Italy’s most creative and prolific artists of the second half of the 20th century. A highlight of the contemporary art auction in May is…
Modern Art
20 years of VIENNA ART WEEK
Is there anything in Vienna apart from Mozart, Sissi and Schönbrunn? Of course there is! When it comes to art, VIENNA ART WEEK and its Artistic Director, Robert Punkenhofer, have been trying…
