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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Artworks

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

Tender Dinghi, 1997

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tender Dinghi, 1997

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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One of five seamen - Il marinaio, 1976

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One of five seamen - Il marinaio, 1976

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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D'après la lune en rodage

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D'après la lune en rodage

Sale Date: March 22, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Figur mit Spirale), 1953

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Ohne Titel (Figur mit Spirale), 1953

Sale Date: March 27, 2010

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out, 1973–1978

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out, 1973–1978

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Il rotolante, 1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Il rotolante, 1988

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Insel der verlorenen Wünsche

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Insel der verlorenen Wünsche

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, pl. 6..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look , 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Look , 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Look at it on a rainy day (wooden..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Look at it on a rainy day (wooden..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Die Seereise I, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Seereise I, 1967

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Shadow of the stars, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Shadow of the stars, 1967

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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Farblinienkomposition Rosa, 1952

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Farblinienkomposition Rosa, 1952

Sale Date: March 2, 2010

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Fall in cloud fall in fog fall out, 1973–1978

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud fall in fog fall out, 1973–1978

Sale Date: March 10, 2010

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Sonnenstern, 1972

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Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: February 17, 2010

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Barbakan - Castle in Poland

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Barbakan - Castle in Poland

Sale Date: February 13, 2010

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (pl. 8 from Look..., 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen (pl. 8 from Look..., 1970

Sale Date: January 16, 2010

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Cat.no.56

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: January 20, 2010

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