Contemporary Art
Dorotheum regularly hosts major contemporary art auctions in Vienna catering to the domestic and international art collecting community. Genres represented include Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Kinetic Art, Op, Pop, and Graffiti art. Works by the foremost contemporary artists in a variety of media are on offer: paintings, drawings, works on paper, sculptures, and installations.
Dorotheum has a dedicated international team of specialists who are able to assist buyers and sellers with the purchase of contemporary artworks.
Our specialists are happy to provide evaluations. This service is free of charge and involves no obligation.
Contact
Dorotheergasse 17, 1010 Vienna
20c.paintings@dorotheum.at
Tel. +43-1-515 60-358, 386
Current auctions
Modern and Contemporary Art
Austrian Contemporary and Modern Art
Specialists
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
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Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386
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Düsseldorf
Dr. Petra Maria Schäpers
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Milan
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
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Rome
Flaminia Allvin
+39-06-699 23 671
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International contemporary artists at Dorotheum's auctions
The international stars of the contemporary art category include Lucio Fontana, Paolo Scheggi, Enrico Castellani, Piero Manzoni, Robert Clark Indiana, Sean Scully, Anish Kapoor, Ilya Kabakov, Yayoi Kusama, Martin Kippenberger, Jörg Immendorff, Sigmar Polke, ZERO artist Günther Uecker, Georg Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer, Julian Schnabel, Alighiero Boetti, Antoni Tàpies, Lynn Chadwick, Damien Hirst, Heinz Mack, John Chamberlain, Tobias Rehberger, Chantal Joffe, Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Axel Hütte and Candida Höfer.
Contemporary Art from Austria
Austrian contemporary art is also widely represented by artists such as Erwin Wurm, Maria Lassnig, Arnulf Rainer, Franz West, Herbert Brandl, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Martha Jungwirth and the protagonists of Viennese Actionism, namely Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Günther Brus.