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
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Testament in Gelb, 1971

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Good Morning City (from Y Y), 1970

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Good Morning City (from Y Y), 1970

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Gras der Erde Regen des Himmels, 1958

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Gras der Erde Regen des Himmels, 1958

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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Ruhige Dampfer, 1994

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Ruhige Dampfer, 1994

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Good morning city, 1978

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Good morning city, 1978

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Green power, 1972

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Green power, 1972

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5 (from Look at it..., 1971

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Regen auf Regentag, pl. 5 (from Look at it..., 1971

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl...., 1971

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl...., 1971

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1971

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from Look..., 1970

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from Look..., 1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1987

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1987

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969–1970

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 20, 2011

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Königreich der Toro, 1968

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Königreich der Toro, 1968

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Look at it on a rainy day (The Regentag...

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Look at it on a rainy day (The Regentag...

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Olympic games Munich, 1972

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Olympic games Munich, 1972

Sale Date: May 3, 2011

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: May 3, 2011

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Eyebalance number five, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

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Eyebalance number five, pl. 1 (from Look at..., 1971

Sale Date: May 3, 2011

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Plate 2 (+ 3 others; 4 works from Look at it , 1971

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Plate 2 (+ 3 others; 4 works from Look at it , 1971

Sale Date: April 19, 2011

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