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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Yellow last will, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Yellow last will, 1971

Sale Date: June 6, 2011

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Take care when you walk over the prairie /..., 1976

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Take care when you walk over the prairie /..., 1976

Sale Date: June 6, 2011

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Window into the pond, 1978

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Window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: June 6, 2011

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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: June 6, 2011

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Joy of Man - Menschenfreude (portfolio of 6..., 1988

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Joy of Man - Menschenfreude (portfolio of 6..., 1988

Sale Date: June 6, 2011

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Waikato Insel und Dampfer in Rio (Île..., 1977

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Waikato Insel und Dampfer in Rio (Île..., 1977

Sale Date: May 31, 2012

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Testament in gelb, 1971

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Testament in gelb, 1971

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953–1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1953–1964

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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L'expulsion, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

L'expulsion, 1967

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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10001 nights, Homo Humus Come Va

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10001 nights, Homo Humus Come Va

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Pacific steamer, 1986

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Pacific steamer, 1986

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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In gamba, 1987

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In gamba, 1987

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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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 20, 2012

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1970–1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2012

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Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf Regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: May 24, 2012

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Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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Quantita di Teste di Occhi e Spirali (Eine..., 1955

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Quantita di Teste di Occhi e Spirali (Eine..., 1955

Sale Date: May 24, 2012

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: June 1, 2012

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: June 1, 2012

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