19th Century Paintings
Dorotheum’s 19th Century Paintings department is renowned for the impressive, world record-breaking prices it achieves for works by both Austrian and international artists. The range of paintings on offer reflects the rich diversity of the art movements of the 19th century. Among the Austrian artists represented are Biedermeier painters such as Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Friedrich Gauermann, and Friedrich von Amerling, whose Girl with Straw Hat fetched the world record sale price. The Atmospheric Impressionist painters Olga Wisinger-Florian and Maria Egner regularly command top results, as do works by Anton Romako, Hans Makart, Emil Jakob Schindler, Franz Defregger, Carl Leopold Müller, and Leontine von Littrow.
The selection of international 19th Century paintings at Dorotheum is equally impressive. In addition to Austrian painters, who are traditionally well represented, Dorotheum also sells works by artists from Germany, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Spain, amongst others. Two paintings by the Turkish master Osman Hamdi Bey achieved top prices, in excess of a million euros (1,770,300 and 1,275,000 euros respectively).
Paintings by Italian artists such as Eugen von Blaas, Fausto Zonaro, Giovanni Boldini, and Vittorio Matteo Corcos also enjoy consistent auction success. Works by Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski, Jozef von Brandt, Wladislaw von Czachorski, and Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky are similarly highly sought after.
Our specialists are happy to provide you with a free consultation without obligation.
Contact
Mon - Fri 10.00 am - 1 pm
Dorotheergasse 17, 1010 Vienna
19c.paintings@dorotheum.at
Tel. +43-1-515 60-355, 501, 583
Current auctions
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29.04.26 - 18:00
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17.04. - 29.04.2026 | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum | |
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20.05.26 - 11:00
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Online | Salzburg |
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02.06.26 - 14:00
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20.05. - 02.06.2026 | Salzburg |
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23.06.26 - 14:00
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13.06. - 23.06.2026 | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
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24.06.26 - 11:00
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Online | Salzburg |
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