Vienna. Snowy mountains and contemporary psychedelia in the Dorotheum auctions
In the heart of the Old Continent the heart of modern and contemporary art beats alive. After the vertigo experienced in New York, the art market moves its charms to Europe. A taste has already arrived with the auctions of modern and contemporary art held in Italy, which have seen collectors follow the good trail dictated by the incredible overseas awards. But now it’s time to sink into the Continent, until Vienna, dove Dorotheum gives life to its Contemporary Week. With modern and contemporary art, jewelery and wristwatches going through the auction in different sessions from 29 to 2 December 2022.
Modern Art – November 29, 2022
As is often the case, modern art at the Dorotheum is primarily represented by Alfonso Walde. The catalog includes the typical landscapes depicting his homeland, Tyrol, highly sought after by collectors. Perhaps no other painter has been able to represent snow with the same skill as Walde: I bear witness to this Pastures and glaciers of 1932 (est 220-360 thousand euros) and the winter landscape Lonely cabin of 1935 (est 250-380 thousand euros). To these is added the snow-covered bell tower of Tyrol Bergdorf (esteem 200-300 thousand euros). More particular and in some ways modern The stairs of the churchfrom a private collection in Israel and estimates 120-200 thousand euros.
Certainly the design of is modern Egon Schiele of 1915, the Peasant woman standing with handkerchief (esteem 140-200 thousand euros). One of the few operas that Max Wagner, Schiele’s most important archivist, managed to acquire. The auction also includes a floral still life painted by the artist at the age of 15 (estimate 45-70 thousand euros). The works on paper by are also valuable Ernest Ludwig Kirchner (Moroccansesteem 80-120 thousand euros) AND Fernand Leger (Mechanical composition, 75-90 thousand euros).
Tamara de Lempickafamous for her pictures of fatal women sophisticated, is up for auction with a Hotel room (esteem 150-200 thousand euros) with an unusual subject but with a style attributable to that of the painter. Analog speech for Venice, Island of San Giorgio (esteem 120-160 thousand euros) from Giorgio de Chiricoa view of the lagoon city that we are not always used to admiring.
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Contemporary art – 30 November 2022
To shine in the catalog of contemporary art is one of the most loved authors of the second half of the twentieth century, LucioFontana. The 1965 Spatial Concept shines with a glazed pink which, with the estimate of 600-800 thousand euros, covers the role of top lot of the session. A name, that of the master of spatialism, always able to ignite great battles to win a work by him. Especially when it belongs to a series as loved as this one.
Equally iconic, though Yayoi Kusama, pumpkins and polka dots. For the occasion, Dorotheum is offering a lot – KKK pumpkin (esteem 250-350 thousand euros) which combines two of the great visual leitmotifs of the Japanese artist. Eccentric author who, from the fifties until today, has generated a brilliant and colorful universe, often covered by a shower of equally luminescent polka dots. In this case, as mentioned, she falls on a pumpkin. Kusama associates her fruit with her childhood and the warmth and security associated with it.
He thought more of fame and nobility, Andy Warholwhile making the series of 40 color screen prints dedicated to Queen Elizabeth. reigning queens it is based on the official photograph of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Elizabeth II and is taken up by the pop artist to elevate the Queen’s face to an icon, playing between a mixture of noble elitism and mainstream communication. The estimate for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdomprint number 9/40, is of 250-200 thousand euros.
Nourished the group of Italian artists, whose works are estimated among the most valuable. We think of Enrico Castellani (White surface, 250-350 thousand euros), Paul Scheggi (Curved intersurface from yellow + red, 180-260 thousand euros) AND Alighiero Boetti (Natural Artificial, 160-280 thousand euros). The latter is part of Boetti’s series of ballpoint pen drawings, abstract images whose titles are self-determined through particular arrangements of letters and signs. Explosions of gestures and colors in the works of two masters of the international informal art: Hans Hartung (T 1964 – E 40, 180-220 thousand euros) AND George Mathieu (Garlic Tan, 220-330 thousand euros).