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)

Two Clouds Raining Seven Colours, from..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two Clouds Raining Seven Colours, from..., 1972

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Two Trees on Board of Regentag, from Midori..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two Trees on Board of Regentag, from Midori..., 1971

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Flooded Sleep, from Midori No Namida, 1973

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Flooded Sleep, from Midori No Namida, 1973

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Island of Lost Desire, 1977–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Island of Lost Desire, 1977–1978

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House and Spiral in the Rain, 1962–1963

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House and Spiral in the Rain, 1962–1963

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MIDORI NO NAMIDA (KOSCHATZKY 58, 60-2,..., 1971–1974

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MIDORI NO NAMIDA (KOSCHATZKY 58, 60-2,..., 1971–1974

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CITTA NELLA CITTA - 1979

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CITTA NELLA CITTA - 1979

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Ohne Titel (La Lune en Rodage), 1959

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Ohne Titel (La Lune en Rodage), 1959

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Homage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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DER GARTEN, 1998

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DER GARTEN, 1998

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DOODLES, 1999

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DOODLES, 1999

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DER GARTEN, 1998

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DER GARTEN, 1998

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LA CASA MOBILE, 1998

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LA CASA MOBILE, 1998

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DIE LANDUNG, 1997

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DIE LANDUNG, 1997

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DOODLES, 1999

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DOODLES, 1999

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DOODLES, 1999

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DOODLES, 1999

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DER GARTEN, 1998

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DER GARTEN, 1998

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DIE LANDUNG, 1997

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DIE LANDUNG, 1997

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DOODLES, 1999

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DOODLES, 1999

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ZERSTÜCKELTER SONNENUNTERGANG, 1998

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ZERSTÜCKELTER SONNENUNTERGANG, 1998

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DIE MAUER, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DIE MAUER, 1979

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DER HUT VON ROM, 1998

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DER HUT VON ROM, 1998

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DOODLES, 1999

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

DOODLES, 1999

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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