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)

Chinese in Tropics, 1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Chinese in Tropics, 1987

Sale Date: November 23, 2009

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

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Der Knabe mit den grünen Haaren, 1967

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1971

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Augen der Stadt, 1993

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Augen der Stadt, 1993

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Good morning city - bleeding town

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Good morning city - bleeding town

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: November 18, 2009

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Der Garten, 1998–2001

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Der Garten, 1998–2001

Sale Date: November 18, 2009

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 1, 2009

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (from Look..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kolumbus Regentag in Indien (from Look..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 19, 2009

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 19, 2009

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Regen auf regentag, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Regen auf regentag, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 23, 2009

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Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city - bleeding town, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 23, 2009

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Tender dinghi, 1997

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Tender dinghi, 1997

Sale Date: October 23, 2009

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Häuser mit den zwiebeln, 1992

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Häuser mit den zwiebeln, 1992

Sale Date: October 23, 2009

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1970–1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, pl. 8 (from..., 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 7, 2009

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Regentag), 1971

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die fünfte Augenwaage, pl. 1 (from Regentag), 1971

Sale Date: November 7, 2009

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Sonnenuntergang, 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sonnenuntergang, 1966

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out (3..., 1979

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Fall in cloud - Fall in fog - Fall out (3..., 1979

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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