Friedensreich Hundertwasser

(Austrian, 1928–2000)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and designer whose passion for spirals and arabesque lines was largely inspired by Viennese Secessionists like Gustav Klimt. “Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines,” he critiqued of the man-made world. “If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting.” Born Friedensreich Stowasser on December 15, 1928 in Vienna, Austria, he and his mother barely avoided persecution from the Nazi regime during World War II. After the war, the artist briefly enrolled in the Vienna Academy of Art before dropping out to travel extensively throughout Europe and Asia. As a designer in the 1950s, he undertook several large-scale architectural projects, including his famed Hundertwasserhaus. In the early 1970s, Hundertwasser purchased a number of properties in New Zealand where he would live out the remainder of his career. An outspoken activist against nuclear technology and pollution, the artist continued his involvement through the following decades. Hundertwasser passed away on February 19, 2000 while aboard the Queen Elizabeth II on its voyage from New Zealand to Europe. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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860 Homo Humus come va 10001 nights, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

860 Homo Humus come va 10001 nights, 1984

Sale Date: October 22, 2013

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Olympische Spiele München 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Good morning city, 1970

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Good morning city, 1970

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Gespräch mit jenseits, 1987

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Gespräch mit jenseits, 1987

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, pl. 9..., 1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from Look..., 1971

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from Look..., 1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from Look at , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from Look at , 1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: October 23, 2013

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 23, 2013

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Die Schatten der Sterne. Werknummer 660, 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne. Werknummer 660, 1967

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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Crusade of the Crossroaders; Eyebalance , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Crusade of the Crossroaders; Eyebalance , 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 3, 2013

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Painting 305C (Still no title), 1957–1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Painting 305C (Still no title), 1957–1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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Good Morning City (Initial Edition), 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City (Initial Edition), 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 22, 2013

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Sad not so sad is rainshine from Rainday on..., 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sad not so sad is rainshine from Rainday on..., 1968

Sale Date: October 22, 2013

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town, 1970

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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Entwürfe für die Buchcover,..., 1987–1989

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Entwürfe für die Buchcover,..., 1987–1989

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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Fluss unter Dach, 1985–1987

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Fluss unter Dach, 1985–1987

Sale Date: October 26, 2013

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Landung - Atterrissage, 1997

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Landung - Atterrissage, 1997

Sale Date: October 4, 2013

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Look at it on a rainy day (wooden case..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (wooden case..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 4, 2013

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860 Homo Humus come va 10001 nights, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

860 Homo Humus come va 10001 nights, 1984

Sale Date: September 24, 2013

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