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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Good morning city bleeding town..., 1969

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Good morning city bleeding town..., 1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city

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Good morning city

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

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The eyes of Machu Picchú, 1966

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Tears of an Artist pl.5 (from Midori no , 1974–1975

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Tears of an Artist pl.5 (from Midori no , 1974–1975

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Crusade of the crossroads pl.10 (from..., 1971–1972

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Crusade of the crossroads pl.10 (from..., 1971–1972

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Regentag on waves of love pl.8 (from Look at , 1971

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Regentag on waves of love pl.8 (from Look at , 1971

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Exodus into space pl.4 (from Look at it on a , 1971

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Exodus into space pl.4 (from Look at it on a , 1971

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

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

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Street for survivors pl.2 (from Look at it..., 1971

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Street for survivors pl.2 (from Look at it..., 1971

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

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

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Arabian woman, 1955

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Arabian woman, 1955

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (portfolio of , 1971–1972

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Green power, 1972

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Green power, 1972

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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The rain falls far from us, 1972

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The rain falls far from us, 1972

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

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2 bis 13 schwimmende Fenster, 1979

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Gesang der Wale, 1979

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Gesang der Wale, 1979

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißem Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißem Nebel, 1992

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Straße der Überlebenden (from Look at..., 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden (from Look at..., 1971–1972

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schroeder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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10 002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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10 002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do, 1984

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Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder Sonnenstern, 1972

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