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)
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: October 4, 2011

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 1, 2011

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 1, 2011

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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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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

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Pazifikdampfer, 1985

Sale Date: October 1, 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: October 1, 2011

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: October 1, 2011

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Vase cubique Blumenhaus, 1983

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Vase cubique Blumenhaus, 1983

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

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It hurts to wait with love if love is..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 12, 2011

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Regentag (set of 10), 1971–1972

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Regentag (set of 10), 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (set of 7, various sizes), 1966–1972

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Nana Hyaku Mizu (set of 7, various sizes), 1966–1972

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Strasse der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

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Strasse der Überlebenden, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 16, 2011

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Two clouds raining seven colours, 1975

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Two clouds raining seven colours, 1975

Sale Date: September 10, 2011

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Green power, 1972

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Green power, 1972

Sale Date: September 12, 2011

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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

Sale Date: September 12, 2011

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama (on joined sheet), 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai-Lama (on joined sheet), 1959

Sale Date: September 12, 2011

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City, 1969

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City, 1969

Sale Date: July 10, 2011

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La troisieme peau, 1983

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La troisieme peau, 1983

Sale Date: July 27, 2011

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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

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Good morning city - Bleeding town

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Good morning city - Bleeding town

Sale Date: July 2, 2011

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Irinaland, over the Balkins, 1971

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Irinaland, over the Balkins, 1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2011

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: June 24, 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: June 20, 2011

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The Regentag (Look at it on a Rainy Day)...

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The Regentag (Look at it on a Rainy Day)...

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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