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)

Untitled, pl. 2-5 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Untitled, pl. 2-5 (from Look at it on a..., 1971

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Regentag (set of 10 w/ justif.), 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag (set of 10 w/ justif.), 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Night train

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Sale Date: September 12, 2010

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern (Opus 715), 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern (Opus 715), 1972

Sale Date: August 30, 2010

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Giudecca, 1968

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Giudecca, 1968

Sale Date: August 24, 2010

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Die vier Fremden, 1992

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Die vier Fremden, 1992

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Die Rakete, 1988

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Die Rakete, 1988

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Gespräch mit Jenseits, 1987

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Gespräch mit Jenseits, 1987

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Fluß unter Dach, 1987

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Fluß unter Dach, 1987

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Pazifikdampfer, 1986

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Pazifikdampfer, 1986

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

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Die Stadt-Stadt, 1979

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Window out of the pond - Window into the pond, 1978

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Window out of the pond - Window into the pond, 1978

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Nachtzug, 1978

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Nachtzug, 1978

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst, 1976

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst, 1976

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Winter lichterloh, 1976

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Winter lichterloh, 1976

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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One of five seamen, 1976

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One of five seamen, 1976

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Der Wiesenmann, 1974

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Der Wiesenmann, 1974

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Green Power, 1972

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Green Power, 1972

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1971

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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