Dorotheum's 22 November "Contemporary Art" auction began with a bang thanks to a horde of bidders who clamored via the phone lines for Julije Knifer's "Kompozicija no. 12", resulting in a winning bid of €161,600, the highest ever for a work by this beloved Croatian artist.
The auction proceeded amidst soaring bids and a high sell-through rate: Enrico Castellani's 1987 work "Superficie Bianca" garnered a stunning €320,200, while the €295,800 price that was achieved for Tano Festa's "Rosso Nero n. 44" exceeded all expectations.
Meanwhile, Lucio Fontana's 1964 work "Concetto spaziale, Teatrino" raked in €259,200, and bids for Paolo Scheggi's "Intersuperficie curva dall´ azzurro" (1966) peaked at €204,300.
Further world records were attained for works by Rodolfo Aricò and Emilio Scanavino. Other Italian artists whose works were among the auction's highlights: Giuseppe Uncini, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Giuseppe Capogrossi, and Dadamaino.
German artists, including Günther Uecker, Gerhard Richter and Ludwig Wilding, continued their winning streak.
Austrian art, too, made a proud showing in Maria Lassnig, a work of whose sold for €137,200, a record price for a small-format oil painting by the artist.
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