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)

Die Stadt-Stadt/Town in town/Ville en..., 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Stadt-Stadt/Town in town/Ville en..., 1979

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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Good morning city, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1970

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Das falsche Augenlid, 1967

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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Regentag

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do you do

Sale Date: October 13, 2009

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One of five seamen, 1975

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

One of five seamen, 1975

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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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: October 24, 2009

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Testament in Gelb, 1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Testament in Gelb, 1970

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Augen von Machu Picchú, 1966

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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Fall in cloud, 1979

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Fall in cloud, 1979

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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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: October 15, 2009

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King Kong, 1968

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

King Kong, 1968

Sale Date: September 28, 2009

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Menschenfreude (suite of 6), 1986–1987

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Menschenfreude (suite of 6), 1986–1987

Sale Date: September 26, 2009

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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: September 26, 2009

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Rain of blood is falling into the garden..., 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Rain of blood is falling into the garden..., 1972

Sale Date: September 26, 2009

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Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1966

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Mit der Liebe warten tut weh, wenn die Liebe , 1966

Sale Date: September 26, 2009

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 15, 2009

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern

Sale Date: September 14, 2009

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Sunstar 11.9.1972 80 birthday, 1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Sunstar 11.9.1972 80 birthday, 1972

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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