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
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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Do not wait houses - move, 1989

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Do not wait houses - move, 1989

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Bärnbacher Andacht, 1987

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Bärnbacher Andacht, 1987

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Window right, 1988

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Window right, 1988

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 17, 2010

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Schneckenhäuser mit schwarzem Rauch, 2001

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Schneckenhäuser mit schwarzem Rauch, 2001

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

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Look at it on a rainy day (set of 10), 1971–1972

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Homo Humus Humanitas Jinrui Ai, 1986

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Homo Humus Humanitas Jinrui Ai, 1986

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

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Häuser im Blutregen, 1961

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

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Let us pray Manitou wins, 1981

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst (Opus , 1976

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Gib acht wenn Du über die Prärie gehst (Opus , 1976

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 5, 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

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Hundertwasser - Regentag, ein Film von Peter...

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Hundertwasser - Regentag, ein Film von Peter...

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Wasserende am Dach, 1985–1987

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Wasserende am Dach, 1985–1987

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Save the whales (+ Save the seas; 2 works), 1982

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Save the whales (+ Save the seas; 2 works), 1982

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen (on 2..., 1964

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen (on 2..., 1964

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage (from Look at it..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover , 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras - Erinnerung an Hannover , 1964

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen brennen, 1962

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Das Haus sieht einen Menschen brennen, 1962

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Die Araberin, 1955

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Die Araberin, 1955

Sale Date: May 19, 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: May 19, 2010

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