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My art collection

Every wall at Altwienerhof carries a piece of my own art collection — built up over years, one piece at a time. You'll find works by well-known names — Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Ai Weiwei, Ernst Fuchs, Arik Brauer — hanging alongside pieces by artists I've come to admire more privately: Andrei Rosetti, Elisabeth Ochsenfeld, Herta Müller, Giovanni Senesi, Philippe Ledru, Sorin Scurtulescu, Zoe Hawkins, and many others. Each piece is here because it meant something to me the day I saw it. There is a story behind every piece of art, ask me about.

I prefer living in colour (David Hockney)

Freiedensreich Hundertwasser

Waiting for love hurts,

when that love is elsewhere.

Ernst Fuchs

Stream nymph

( visit the Ernst Fuchs Museum in the Otto Wagner Villa – a hidden gem)

Arik Brauer

A rich person is someone who is content with what they have

Hertha Müller

A poem by Hertha Müller (Nobel Prize in Literature 2009)
‘It’s true, I swear,’
he says, and you know
right away that he’s lying;
what’s more, you smile
quickly, and he takes his
time over every little detail

Elisabeth Ochsenfeld

Elisabeth Ochsenfeld drew and painted the hills that border the Semenic mountain plateau, more specifically the horizon of the village of Gărâna (România). The area was settled in the 19th century by the Pemi, a German-speaking population from Bohemia, brought over during the Austro-Hungarian Empire to clear the land. The hills depicted are at once abstract, gestural and decorative.

Sophie Duplain

Delicate cherry blossoms unfold against a deep blue sky, creating a sense of serenity, light, and balance. With remarkable simplicity, Sophie Duplain captures the fleeting beauty of the sakura bloom—a timeless symbol of renewal, harmony, and the preciousness of every moment.