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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Save the Whales, 1982

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Save the Whales, 1982

Sale Date: May 18, 2023

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 18, 2023

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La Troisieme Peau (United Nations), 1983

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La Troisieme Peau (United Nations), 1983

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA NIGHTS, 1983

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HOMO HUMUS COME VA NIGHTS, 1983

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Regentag, 1972

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Regentag, 1972

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Hommage a Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage a Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Portfölj,

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Portfölj, "Midori No Namida"

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2023

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2023

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Rain Drop Counter, 1981

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Rain Drop Counter, 1981

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Slow Travel under the Sun, 1969

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Slow Travel under the Sun, 1969

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

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Kingdom of the Toro, 1968

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

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Regentag on Waves of Love, from Look at , 1971–1972

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Regentag on Waves of Love, from Look at , 1971–1972

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, from Look..., 1971–1972

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Crusade of the Crossroaders, from Look..., 1971–1972

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

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

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

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The City Man, 1984

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The City Man, 1984

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Olympic Games Munich 1972 (Original Graphic), 1971

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Olympic Games Munich 1972 (Original Graphic), 1971

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Columbus rainy day in India, from Look..., 1971–1972

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Columbus rainy day in India, from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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The Occidental, 1978

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The Occidental, 1978

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

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One of Five Seamen, 1975

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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The Rain Falls Far from Us, from Midori No..., 1972

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The Rain Falls Far from Us, from Midori No..., 1972

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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