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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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 15, 2010

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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, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Die Mauer, 1979

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Die Mauer, 1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: June 11, 2010

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1987

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Automobil in Richtung Natur und Schöpfung, 1987

Sale Date: June 11, 2010

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982

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Die Bäume sind die Blumen des Guten, 1982

Sale Date: June 11, 2010

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Burning Winter (Winter Lichterloh), 1976

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Burning Winter (Winter Lichterloh), 1976

Sale Date: June 11, 2010

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Good morning city-bleeding town, 1969

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Good morning city-bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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Good Morning City, 1969

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Good Morning City, 1969

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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One of five seamen, 1975

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One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Window spiral

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Window spiral

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Globulant, 1956

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Globulant, 1956

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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King Kong, 1968

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King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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The rain is stronger than the sun, 1974

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The rain is stronger than the sun, 1974

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Pacific steamer, 1985

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Pacific steamer, 1985

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Tears of an artist, pl. 5 (from Midori..., 1974–1975

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Tears of an artist, pl. 5 (from Midori..., 1974–1975

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Olympic Games München 1972, 1972

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Olympic Games München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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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

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Yellow last will, 1971

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Yellow last will, 1971

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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The false eyelash, 1967

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The false eyelash, 1967

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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