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 (+ 8 others; 9 works)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Untitled (+ 8 others; 9 works)

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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Spirale et maison, 1963

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Spirale et maison, 1963

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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XIV Olympic Winter Games, Sarajevo Yugoslavia, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

XIV Olympic Winter Games, Sarajevo Yugoslavia, 1984

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen (from..., 1971

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen (from..., 1971

Sale Date: May 3, 2010

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Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972, 1972

Sale Date: May 3, 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: May 5, 2010

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

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Good morning city

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Good morning city

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Sonnenstern 11.9.1972 80 Birthday

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sonnenstern 11.9.1972 80 Birthday

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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La Mosquee (Die Moschee), 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

La Mosquee (Die Moschee), 1959

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Composition with houses

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Composition with houses

Sale Date: April 19, 2010

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Composition

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: April 19, 2010

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In Gamba, 1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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In Gamba, 1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1987

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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10002 nights Homo humus come va how do you do, 1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo humus come va how do you do, 1984

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl.10 , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten, pl.10 , 1971

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2 (from Look at..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2 (from Look at..., 1971

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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Relations of a spider, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Relations of a spider, 1971

Sale Date: April 30, 2010

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Olympic games Munich, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympic games Munich, 1972

Sale Date: May 4, 2010

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Kingdom of the toro, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kingdom of the toro, 1968

Sale Date: May 4, 2010

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971

Sale Date: May 8, 2010

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: April 14, 2010

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten, 1971–1972

Sale Date: April 20, 2010

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