Ornellaia 'La Vitalità' Vendemmia d'Artista 2023
11 – 23 June 2026 | starting at 12:00 CEST
Bonhams Wine and Spirits is delighted to partner with Ornellaia on the eighteenth edition of their groundbreaking Vendemmia d'Artista project, open for online bidding from June 11th and closing on June 23rd 2026 at 12:00 pm CEST.
We are delighted to host this auction online showcasing "La Vitalità" of one of the world's preeminent wineries, to collectors across the globe.
VENDEMMIA D'ARTISTA
Vendemmia d'Artista celebrates the exclusive character of each Ornellaia vintage. Since the release of Ornellaia 2006, an internationally famous contemporary artist has created a work of art for the estate and a series of limited-edition labels, inspired by the character identified to describe the particular features of the new vintage. 111 large formats, of which 100 three-litre Double Magnums, 10 six-litre Imperials and a nine-litre Salmanazar, are auctioned off and sold to be delivered to the cellars of collectors and the proceeds are donated to charity. Since 2012, the Vendemmia d'Artista project has been extended to each case of Ornellaia (containing six 750 ml bottles) in which one bottle out of six bears a special label designed by the artist.
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ
Marina Abramović, a Serbian artist born in Belgrade, is without question one of the seminal artists of our time. Since the beginning of her career during the early 1970s, Marina Abramović has pioneered performance as a visual art form. Her performances married concept with physicality, endurance with empathy, complicity with loss of control, passivity with danger. They pushed the boundaries of self-discovery, both of herself and her audience.
For Ornellaia 2023 "La Vitalità" (Vitality), Marina Abramović has conceived a project centred on the theme of self, intended as an act of awareness and determination in capturing her own image. The artist has chosen to portray herself in a continuous process of transformation, constantly redefining the boundary between art and life.
The theme is expressed in the drawings and images on the 750ml, 3L, 6L labels, where the artist herself becomes a contemporary Medusa; the unique 9L combines different elements engaging the temporal dimension of life and the senses.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
Since 2009, Ornellaia has donated all the proceeds from its Vendemmia d'Artista charity auctions to benefit art foundations and museums all over the globe. Since 2019, a longstanding relationship connects Ornellaia and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New-York, drawing a bridge between Art & Wine but also across continents.
In previous editions, profits from the Vendemmia d'Artista project have benefited accessibility programmes at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Ornellaia continues to support collection care at the Foundation in 2026, and auction proceeds will contribute to the conservation of key collection works featured in the upcoming Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now exhibition at the Guggenheim New York.
ORNELLAIA
Owned by the Frescobaldi family, winemakers for over 700 years, Ornellaia unifies creativity with the pursuit of excellence. With a constant eye towards respecting the identity and terroir of the vineyards, Ornellaia pushes the envelope of luxury and excellence, creating wines that drink well upon release and sleep gracefully in cellars of decades.
† All lots are subjected to 20% VAT on hammer price, as well as on the premium.
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