The Argentine plastic artist Helmut Ditschbeat the sales record for local art After selling a paint inspired by the Expert MORENO glacier for US $1.6 million.
Ditsch is, precisely recognized for his works inspired by the nature of the country. He was born in 1962 in the San Martín Buenos Aires party.
The works of Helmut Ditsch
The artist had already been the protagonist of two other sales milestones for national art. For example, in 2010 a work of his inspired by the ocean Atlantic (sea II), reached 875 thousand dollars (exceeding the brand it had Antonio Berni with “Unemployed”).
Then, in 2016, he revalidated the milestone with the monumental Cosmigonón, that also recreates glacier MORENO EXPERT and was sold by another European company in 1.5 million dollars. The piece measured 7.30 meters long by 2.73 high.
Now, the new Argentine artist’s work was bought in 1,615,900 euros And he exceeded his own brand, becoming the record for an Argentine artist.
The buyer was HPH Privatstiftung (Hans Peter Haselsteiner Private Foundation)one of the companies of the owner of Strabag, One of the most important construction companies in Europe, based in Vienna.
This work was painted in oil on canvas. It took almost a year of work and its dimension reaches the 2 meters high by 12 meters long.
To do this, he used the same technique with which he stands out painting mountains, rivers, deserts and the sea, conducting relevant studies immersed in nature until the aura and the details of the stage.
Ditsch’s life
Ditsch lived in Argentina until he was 26, when he left the country to Europe, when he entered AA the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna.
After an important commission of National Bank of Austria in 1997, It became one of the care centers of numerous collectors for their large -format cadres, mostly inspired by the stage of Argentina.
After that, he settled to Ireland And currently lives in Vaduz, Capital of Liechtenstein, located at the foot of the Alps.
Source: Ambito
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