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

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

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it on a...

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Flucht ins All, pl. 4 (from Look at it on a...

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Olympische Spiele München 1972 (poster), 1972

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Olympische Spiele München 1972 (poster), 1972

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

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Regentropfenzähler, 1981

Sale Date: June 19, 2009

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

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

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

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Die Häuser hängen unter den Wiesen,..., 1971–1972

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

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

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

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Good morning city - Bleeding town, 1970

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Die Schatten der Sterne, 1967

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

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Automobil mit roten Regentropfen, 1964

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

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Die Flucht des Dalai Lama, 1959

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Der Abendländer, 1978

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Der Abendländer, 1978

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

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Kreisverkehr der Strassengekreuzigten..., 1971–1972

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979

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Fall in cloud, fall in fog, fall out, 1979

Sale Date: June 3, 2009

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Spiralental, 1983

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Spiralental, 1983

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

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

Sale Date: June 4, 2009

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Two clouds raining in seven colours, 1975

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Two clouds raining in seven colours, 1975

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

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

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Die Augen des Machu Pichu, 1966

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Die Augen des Machu Pichu, 1966

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

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Kolumbus Regentag in Indien, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2 (from..., 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2 (from..., 1971–1972

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

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Ein Regentag mit Walter Kampmann, 1969

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Königreich der Toro

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Königreich der Toro

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