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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

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

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Regentag on waves of love, pl.8 (from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag on waves of love, pl.8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Car to nature - car to creation, 1985

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Car to nature - car to creation, 1985

Sale Date: June 7, 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: May 27, 2013

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 27, 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: May 27, 2013

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: May 27, 2013

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2013

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Good Morning City, 1952–1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1952–1969

Sale Date: May 27, 2013

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out..., 1973–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out..., 1973–1978

Sale Date: May 27, 2013

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2013

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Good morning city - Bleeding Town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Bottlehousebath, 1994

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bottlehousebath, 1994

Sale Date: May 31, 2013

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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Do not wait houses - Move, 1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait houses - Move, 1989

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern and Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage á Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 6, 2013

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 16, 2013

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Olymische Spiele Munchen, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olymische Spiele Munchen, 1972

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Look at it on a Rainy Day (Complete..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a Rainy Day (Complete..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 9, 2013

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Das Postschiff kommt, 1960

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das Postschiff kommt, 1960

Sale Date: May 16, 2013

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Good-bye from Africa, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good-bye from Africa, 1967

Sale Date: April 25, 2013

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Regentag Portfolio (portfolio of 10 in..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag Portfolio (portfolio of 10 in..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 25, 2013

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Rotaprint Portfolio of the Art Club Vienna..., 1951

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rotaprint Portfolio of the Art Club Vienna..., 1951

Sale Date: May 1, 2013

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Bain pour les yeux (Das Augenbad), 1955–1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Bain pour les yeux (Das Augenbad), 1955–1966

Sale Date: April 24, 2013

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