398 - Gottfried Salzmann* (born 1943 in Saalfelden)

Gottfried Salzmann* (born 1943 in Saalfelden) View from St. Stephans cathedral, 2024 watercolor/paper 59,8 x 47,1 cm signed Salzmann SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE °€ 3000 - 4000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE °€ 3000 Gottfried Salzmann is an internationally renowned contemporary Austrian artist, particularly distinguished in his watercolor paintings and depictions of cities and landscapes. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Sergius Pauser and Max Melcher, he continued his studies at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris, where he embraced the tradition of European academic and salon art while simultaneously developing it in a highly individual way. A characteristic feature of Salzmann's work is the elevated, often aerial, perspective, which allows cities to be grasped in their vastness, architectural forms, and complex structures. This "aerial view" enables a summarizing, sometimes abstracted perception, in which the blurredness of distant views contrasts with the sharp contours and detailed rendering of close-up views. His cityscapes, such as those of New York, Paris, and San Francisco, combine an empathetic view of metropolitan life with an analytically constructive pictorial organization in which sightlines, architecture, and the interplay of light are methodically orchestrated. Salzmann primarily works in watercolor and mixed media; photographs and printed materials like posters are incorporated into his compositions, lending them an urban, almost literary density. In their multifaceted nature, his works allude to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, yet remain clearly focused on the present and the specific atmosphere of metropolises. With an extensive exhibition history, Gottfried Salzmann is among the most exhibited contemporary Austrian artists and has elevated watercolor technique to a new, internationally recognized level. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights and platform fee. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer's premium and platform fee. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.