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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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)

1002 nights, Homo Humus Come Va (How do you do?)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

1002 nights, Homo Humus Come Va (How do you do?)

Sale Date: January 20, 2010

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 12, 2002

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The four Gejin, 1992

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The four Gejin, 1992

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern. Druckgraphik/, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern. Druckgraphik/, 1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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Homo Humus Come Va 10002 Nights, 1987–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo Humus Come Va 10002 Nights, 1987–1988

Sale Date: May 11, 2002

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Two clouds raining in seven colours (from..., 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Two clouds raining in seven colours (from..., 1975

Sale Date: January 26, 2010

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The rain falls far from us (from Midori no..., 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The rain falls far from us (from Midori no..., 1975

Sale Date: January 26, 2010

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: January 26, 2010

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Testament in Gelb, 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1971

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Ecrits d'Hundertwasser (bk w/1 work), 1957

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ecrits d'Hundertwasser (bk w/1 work), 1957

Sale Date: December 4, 2006

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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In Gamba, 1991

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

In Gamba, 1991

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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One of five seamen, 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Irinaland über dem Balkan, pl. 7 (from..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Homo Humus come va 10002 nights, 1982–1984

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Homo Humus come va 10002 nights, 1982–1984

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Olympische Spiele München 1972 (poster), 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Olympische Spiele München 1972 (poster), 1972

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Testament in gelb (w/justif., 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in gelb (w/justif., 1971

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Le presque cercle, 1953

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Le presque cercle, 1953

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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