Dreyfoos School of the Arts Charity Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Charity Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Helmut Koller
Two Tigers in Pink
Lot Closed
February 28, 08:13 PM GMT
Estimate
500 - 900 USD
Lot Details
Description
Helmut Koller
b. 1984
Two Tigers in Pink
Signed
Archival pigment print on matt archival paper
20 x 24 in.
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Donated by the Artist.
Helmut Koller is mainly known for his colorful, bold, and festive paintings of animals which are collected on four continents, America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Koller grew up in the beautiful Austrian countryside. After completing his training as a photographer and a brief professional detour to Germany he became the official photographer for the Vienna State Opera back home in Austria. For seven years he photographed superstars like Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Nureyev.
Within that period Helmut Koller co-wrote, photographed, and designed his first book called WOMEN OVER 30. Two more books followed. ELEKTRA, about the movie Production of the Richard Strauss opera and OPERA LIVE, a coffee table book about the Vienna State Opera.
Feeling confined in Europe and eager for the ambition of America, Koller moved to Manhattan then Palm Beach, Florida where he now resides.
In 1987, with his first collection of paintings, "Homage to Egon Schiele", Koller made the transition from photography to painting. The artist then turned his interest to historic portraits of the Native Americans. Figurative paintings in acrylic on canvas followed. Since the beginning of 1997 Koller is working on a series of colorful animal paintings.