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.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from..., 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl. 2 (from..., 1971–1972

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Das falsche Augenlied, 1967

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Das falsche Augenlied, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Blumenhaus, 1983

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Blumenhaus, 1983

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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The houses are hanging underneath the..., 1971–1972

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Eye balance number five, pl.1 (from..., 1971–1972

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Eye balance number five, pl.1 (from..., 1971–1972

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Good morning city, 1969

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Good morning city, 1969

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Night train, 1978

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Night train, 1978

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Yellow last will, 1971

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Yellow last will, 1971

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The wall, 1979

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The wall, 1979

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Automobil with red raindrops (on joined , 1953–1964

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Automobil with red raindrops (on joined , 1953–1964

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Window into the pond, 1978

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Window into the pond, 1978

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

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

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Irinaland über dem Balkan pl.7 (from..., 1971–1972

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Irinaland über dem Balkan pl.7 (from..., 1971–1972

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh pl.3 (from..., 1971

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh pl.3 (from..., 1971

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh pl.3 (from..., 1971

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh pl.3 (from..., 1971

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1985

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Die Hüte tragen die japanischen Kaiser, 1985

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1985

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1985

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die..., 1971–1972

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Regentag: Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

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Regentag: Look at it on a rainy day..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: November 13, 2011

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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

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

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Homo Humus come va

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Homo Humus come va

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

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